Tamil Nadu

Welfare Schemes & Public Health

Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam (Maternal Uncle Gold Ring Scheme):
- Tamil Nadu State government officially launched the scheme at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai.
- Under this special welfare scheme, a 1-gram gold ring is presented to every newborn baby delivered in government hospitals and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across Tamil Nadu.
- Applied retrospectively for babies born from June 22, 2026 (Birthday of TN CM, C.Joseph Vijay) onwards, with an allocation of ₹755.83 crore for the current year.
- Maternal Health Statistics:
  - Approximately 7.80 lakh children are born annually in Tamil Nadu, with about 4.20 lakh (53%) delivered in government hospitals.
  - As per NFHS-6 data, 99.9% of deliveries in Tamil Nadu occur in medical institutions.
  - 90% of government hospital deliveries take place in Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) Centres across 130 government hospitals.

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Statehood Resolution:
- The J&K Assembly passed a resolution seeking the restoration of full Statehood.

National Record in Athletics (400m Hurdles):
- Vithya Ramraj: Broke P.T. Usha’s 39-year-old National Record (55.42s set at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics) by clocking 54.75 seconds to win the Bronze medal in women’s 400m hurdles.
Key Medal Winners:
- Javelin Throw: Yashvir Singh won Silver (personal best of 85.72m) and Rohit Yadav won Bronze (84.35m).
- Long Jump: M. Sreeshankar secured Silver with an 8.07m jump.
- 1,500m Track: Gulveer Singh claimed Silver (3:36.72s personal best).
- 25m Pistol (Shooting): Esha Singh bagged Silver.
- Kurash (Uzbek Martial Art): Pincky Balhara secured Bronze in the women’s -78kg category.