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C HILD WE LFARE

UNCRC DEFINITION OF CHILD

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) defines a child as a person less
than 18 years of age.

(UNCRC is the international agreement on child rights. It acknowledges the primary role of parents
and the family in the care and protection of children, as well as the responsibility of the State to help
them to carry out these duties).

[Link] BABY SCHEME

1. Girl children often face various challenges from their childhood to their adulthood due to a
strong preference for male children in society.
2. The crimes against girl children, like sex-selective abortion, female foeticide and infanticide,
have resulted in a decrease in sex ratio, which was curtailed by launching a novel scheme,
Cradle Baby Scheme, in 1992 in the Salem district.
3. By setting up cradles in the hospitals, the mothers are facilitated to leave their unwanted girl
babies safely in the cradles.
4. This is a specific measure to rescue these babies from the jaws of death and to promote the
real value of girl children.
5. Under this scheme, parents voluntarily handed over their girl children and children with
disabilities due to poverty.
6. The babies received are given for in-country and inter-country legal adoption.
7. During 2001, this scheme was extended to Madurai, Theni, Dindigul and Dharmapuri districts,
where the practice of female infanticide was prevalent.
8. In 2011, this scheme was further extended to Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Villupuram
and Thiruvannamalai districts, where the child sex ratio was recorded as low as per the 2011
Census.
9. Accordingly, reception centres were opened in the above-mentioned districts.
10. Children who are abandoned by parents are also received in the cradles placed in the
hospitals, primary health centres, children's homes and creches.
11. With an aim to prohibit the evil practices of female infanticide and to address the issue of the
declining child sex ratio, the Government of Tamil Nadu is taking earnest efforts to make the
administrative machinery more responsive in enforcing the various acts passed and punishing
the offenders.

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12. A total number of 5,656 children (1,229 male and 4,427 female children) have been saved
since the inception of this scheme till July 2021.
13. A sum of ₹ 43.91 lakhs has been provided for this scheme in the Revised Budget Estimate
2021–22.

2. CHIEF MINISTER’S GIRL CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME, 1992

1. Components Chief Minister’s Girl Child Protection Scheme
of the Scheme Scheme I: for a family with one girl child only
Scheme II: for a family with two girl children only
2 Objectives of • To promote girl child education
the Scheme • To eradicate female infanticide
• To discourage the preference for male children
• To promote a small family norm
• To increase the child sex ratio
3 Assistance Scheme I
Provided An amount of ₹ 50,000 is deposited in the name of the girl child born
on or after 1 August 2011, in the form of a fixed deposit with the Tamil
Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation
Limited, for 18 years for a family with one girl child only. A copy of the
fixed deposit receipt is given to the family of the girl child.
Scheme II
An amount of ₹ 25,000 each is deposited in the names of two girl
children, where the second girl child is born on or after 1 August 2011
in the form of a fixed deposit with the Tamil Nadu Power Finance and
Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, for 18 years for a
family with two girl children only.
A copy of the fixed deposit receipt is given to the family of the girl
children.
4 Beneficiary Girl children in poor families
5 Benefits On completion of 18 years of age, the amount deposited along with
the accrued interest will be given to the girl children.
6 Eligibility Criteria
a. Income Limit The annual income of the family should not exceed ₹ 72,000 for
Scheme I and Scheme II.
b. Other Criteria • Either of the parents should have undergone sterilisation within 35
years of age.
• The family should have only one/two female children and no male
child. In the future, no male child should be adopted by the family.

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• The parents/grandparents should be a domicile of Tamil Nadu for a

period of 10 years at the time of submitting the application.
• This scheme was extended to girl children of Sri Lankan Tamil
Refugees in the refugee camps.
c. Time Limit for Scheme I: For a family with one girl child only
Application The application should be submitted before the child completes three
years.
Scheme II: For a family with two girl children only
The application should be submitted before the second child
completes three years.
7 Aim of the • Protect the rights of the girl child and provide social and financial
Scheme empowerment for girl children
• Ensure the girl child’s education at least up to
• High school level and then motivate her to continue higher
education
• Encourage girls to get married only after
• the age of 18 years
• Encourage parents to adopt family planning
• methods after having two girl children
• Strengthen the role of the family in improving the status of the girl
child
8 Final Maturity The matured amount will be given to the girl child only if she appears
for the tenth standard public exam. If not, the amount deposited with
accrued interest will be remitted into the TN Government account.

3. THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006

1 Objectives of the • Preventing marriage of girls who have not completed 18 years of
Act age and boys who have not completed 21 years of age
• Protection of girl child from child marriage and punishment
through legal proceedings to those who conduct/pe rform child
marriage
2 Protections Child marriages can be annulled and made void. The annulment o f
Provided under the the child marriage can be sought within a period of two years after
Act the child who was a party to the marriage has become a major.

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• It provides maintenance and residence for the girl child who is the
victim of child marriage.
• This Act gives legal status to all children born from child marriages
and makes provisions for their custody and maintenance.
• It provides medical aid, legal aid counselling and rehabilitation
support to children once they are rescued.
3 Punishments • Whoever performs, conducts, directs or abets child marriage will
Prescribed under be punished with imprisonment up to two years and shall be liable
the Act to a fine of up to ₹ 1 lakh.
• This law provides punishment to parent or guardian or any other
person who promotes, participates, permits or fails to prevent the
child marriage shall and shall be be punishable with imprisonment
up to two years and shall be liable to fine of up to ₹ 1 lakh.
• An offence punishable under this Act shall be cognisable and non-
bailable.
• No women shall be punished with imprisonment, but they can be
penalised with a fine.
4 Child Marriage • The Tamil Nadu government Rules have been notified by which
Prohibition Officers the District Social Welfare Officers of the concerned district have
been appointed as District Child Marriage Prohibition Officers.
• Under the Chairmanship of the Panchayat President, a six-
member core committee in each panchayat has been constituted
to assist Child Marriage Prohibition Officers.
5 Reporting Child Any person can report incidents of child marriage before or after it
Marriages has been solemnised to the following officials/institutions:
• Police
• Child Marriage Prohibition Officer
• First-class Judicial Magistrate
• Metropolitan Magistrate
• District Magistrate
• Child Welfare Committee
• Toll-Free ChildLine (1098)
• Panchayat-level Core Committee

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Steps Taken for Creating Awareness to Prevent Child Marriages

1. Village Level Child Protection Committees have been formed with various field officials and
local people that meet regularly and monitor the activities.
2. During the COVID-19 pandemic, awareness of the prohibition of child marriages was created
among the general public through community radio, FM, Arasu Cable TV, print media, etc.
3. Awareness programmes were conducted through the Mahila Shakthi Kendras in blocks,
villages and highly prone areas before the ‘subha muhurtham days’ about the Prohibition of
Child Marriage Act, 2006, the ill-effects of child marriages, toll-free childLine (1098), etc.
4. Awareness programmes were conducted among women gathering at workplaces under the
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
5. On the receipt of information about child marriages, one-stop centre staff immediately
reaches the spot and prevents child marriages.
6. As a rehabilitation measure, 1021 persons affected by child marriage have been given 3
months vocational training at the rate of Rs.1000 per child per month.
7. As part of social media, an exclusive YouTube channel ‘Tamil Magalir Kural - Department of
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment ’ has been created and short films are uploaded in
the public domain.
8. A total of 16,281 child marriages have been stopped from 2008 till July 2021 in Tamil Nadu.
During 2020 alone, around 3,208 child marriages have been stopped.

4. STATE AWARDS FOR GIRL CHILD EMPOWERMENT

• The Tamil Nadu Government has instituted a state-level award, the first of its kind in the
country, to recognise and encourage the abilities of a girl child and to appreciate her efforts
in opposing the injustice meted out against girl children. This award is to be given to a girl
child, below 18 years of age, on the National Girl Child Day on 24 January every year.
• This award consists of a cash prize of ₹ 1 lakh along with an appreciation certificate.
• The Tamil Nadu Government has also instituted awards to three best districts in recognition
of their remarkable service in improving the child sex ratio, which includes medals and
certificates, to be awarded on the Tamil Nadu State Girl Child Protection Day on 24 February
every year.

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WO M E N WE LFARE

1. MOOVALUR RAMAMIRTHAM AMMAIYAR NINAIVU MARRIAGE ASSISTANCE

SCHEME
(Currently changed as Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education
Assurance Scheme for Girl Child)

Date of commencement – 3 June 1989

1 Name of the Scheme Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Ninaivu Marriage

Assistance Scheme
2 Objectives of the To help poor parents financially in getting their daughters
Scheme married and to promote the educational status of poor girls
3 Assistance Provided • Scheme I: ₹ 25,000 (through electronic clearing service)
along with one Sovereign (8 g)
22-carat gold coin is provided for making Thirumangalyam
(with effect from 23 May 2016)
• Scheme II: ₹ 50,000 along with one Sovereign (8 g) 22-
carat gold coin for making Thirumangalyam
4 Beneficiaries The mother or father of the girl who belongs to a poor family
In case of the death of the parents, it will be given to the
bride
5 Eligibility Criteria
a. Educational Scheme I
Qualification 1. The bride should have studied the tenth standard (passed
or failed).
2. The bride should have studied up to fifth standard in the
case of Scheduled Tribes.
Scheme II
Degree holders and Diploma holders are eligible.
b. Income Limit The annual income of the family should not exceed ₹
72,000.
c. Age Limit The bride should have completed 18 years of age at the time
of marriage. There is no upper age limit.
d. Other Conditions Assistance will be given to only one girl in a family.
e. Time Limit for Sending Within 40 days before the date of the marriage
the Application

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2. DR. DHARMAMBAL AMMAIYAR NINAIVU WIDOW REMARRIAGE ASSISTANCE

SCHEME
Year of Commencement – 1975

1 Name of the Scheme Dr. Dharmambal Ammaiyar Ninaivu Widow

Remarriage Assistance Scheme
2 Objectives of the Scheme To encourage widow remarriage and rehabilitate
widows
3 Assistance Provided Scheme I
₹ 25,000 along with one Sovereign (8 g) 22-carat gold
coin provided for making Thirumangalyam
Scheme II
₹ 50,000 along with one Sovereign (8 g) 22-carat gold
coin provided for making Thirumangalyam
4 Beneficiaries A widow who remarries
5 Eligibility Criteria
a. Educational Qualification Scheme I
Educational qualification is not required.
Scheme II
Degree holders and Diploma holders are eligible.
b. Income Limit No income limit
c. Age Limit Minimum age of 20 years for the bride and the
maximum age of 40 years for the bridegroom
e. Time Limit for Submitting Within six months from the date of the remarriage
the Application

3. E. V. R. MANIAMMAIYAR NINAIVU MARRIAGE ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR

DAUGHTERS OF POOR WIDOWS
Year of Commencement – 1982

1 Name of the Scheme E. V. R. Maniammaiyar Ninaivu Marriage Assistance Scheme for

Daughters of Poor Widows
2 Objectives of the To help the poor widow mothers facing financial hardship in
Scheme conducting their daughter’s marriage by providing financial
assistance for the marriage of their daughters
3 Assistance Provided Scheme I
₹ 25,000 and one Sovereign (8 g) 22-carat gold coin is provided
for making Thirumangalyam
Scheme II

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₹ 50,000 and one Sovereign (8 g) 22-carat gold coin is provided

for making Thirumangalyam
4 Beneficiaries To the bride’s widowed mother
The benefit can be given to the bride in case of the death of the
applicant.
5 Eligibility Criteria
a. Educational Scheme I
Qualification of the No education qualification is required.
Bride
Scheme II
Degree holders and Diploma holders are eligible.
b. Income Limit The annual income of the family should not exceed
₹ 72,000.
c. Age Limit The bride should have completed 18 years of age at the time of
marriage. There is no upper age limit.
d. Other Conditions Assistance is provided to only one daughter of the widow
mothers.
e. Time Limit for Forty days before the marriage
Submitting the
Application

4. ANNAI TERESA NINAIVU MARRIAGE ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR ORPHAN

GIRLS
Year of Commencement – 1985

1 Name of the Scheme Annai Teresa Ninaivu Marriage Assistance Scheme for
Orphan Girls
2 Objective of the Scheme To help orphan girls financially for their marriage
3 Assistance Provided Scheme I
₹ 25,000 and one Sovereign (8 g) 22-carat gold coin is
provided for making Thirumangalyam
Scheme II
₹ 50,000 and one Sovereign (8 g) 22-carat gold coin for
making Thirumangalyam
4 Beneficiaries To the orphan girls on their marriage
5. Eligibility Criteria
a. Educational Qualification Scheme I
Educational qualification is not required.
Scheme II

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Degree holders and Diploma holders are eligible.

b. Income Limit No income limit
c. Age Limit The bride should have completed 18 years of age at the
time of marriage. There is no upper age limit.
e. Time Limit for Submitting the Forty days before the marriage
Application
6 Probable Time Limit for Within 15 days from the date of receipt of the application
Processing Applications

5. DR. MUTHULAKSHMI REDDY NINAIVU INTER-CASTE MARRIAGE ASSISTANCE

SCHEME
Year of Commencement – 1968

1 Name of the Scheme Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Inter-caste Marriage

Assistance Scheme
2 Objective of the To abolish caste and community discrimination by encouraging
Scheme inter-caste marriage
3 Assistance Provided Scheme I
• ₹ 25,000 along with one Sovereign (8 g)
• 22-carat gold coin is provided for making Thirumangalyam
Scheme II
• ₹ 50,000 along with one Sovereign (8 g)
• 22-carat gold coin is provided for making Thirumangalyam
4 Beneficiaries The following two categories of inter-caste married couples can
avail of benefits.
Category I
Newly married couple of whom one spouse should be from
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and the other from a
different community.
Category II
Newly married couple of whom one spouse is from Other
Community (Forward Community) and the other from the
Backward Class/Most Backward Class Community.
5 Eligibility Criteria
a. Educational Scheme I
Qualification No educational qualification is required.
Scheme II
Degree holders and Diploma holders are eligible.

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b. Income Limit No income limit

c. Age Limit The bride should have completed 18 years of age at the time
of marriage. There is no upper age limit.
d. Time Limit for Within two years from the date of marriage
Submitting the
Application
6 Officers to be 1. District Social Welfare Officers
Contacted 2. Extension Officers (Social Welfare)
7 Probable Time Limit Within 15 days of receipt of the application
for Processing
Applications

6. SATHIYAVANIMUTHU AMMAIYAR NINAIVU FREE SUPPLY OF SEWING

MACHINE SCHEME
1 Name of the Sathiyavanimuthu Ammaiyar Ninaivu Free Supply of Sewing Machine
Scheme Scheme
2 Objective Sewing machines are supplied free of cost to increase the self -
employment potential for rehabilitation of destitute women/widows,
deserted women, differently-abled men and women, socially affected
women and women from economically weaker sections.
3 Assistance Sewing machine and accessories
Provided
4 Beneficiaries Destitute women/widows, deserted women, differently-abled men
and women, socially affected women and women from economically
weaker sections
5 Eligibility Criteria
b. Income Limit The annual income of the family should not exceed ₹ 72,000.
c. Age Limit 20 to 40 years
d. Other Criteria Should have knowledge in tailoring
6 Officers to be 1. District Social Welfare Officers
Contacted 2. Extension Officers (Social Welfare)
7 Grievances, if District Level
any, to be District Collector/District Social Welfare Officer
reported to State Level
Commissioner of Social Welfare

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7. GOVERNMENT SERVICE HOME

1 Name of the Government Service Home
Scheme
2 Objective To provide institutional care to widows, destitute women, deserted
women, adolescent girls and differently-abled women and their
children who are economically and socially backward by giving them
protection, education and vocational training.
3 Assistance Accommodation, food, education and vocational training, free supply of
Provided textbooks, notebooks, uniforms, chappals and sanitary napkins
4 Beneficiaries Widows, destitute women, deserted women, adolescent girls,
differently-abled women who are socially and economically backward,
the women can stay with their male child up to fifth standard and girl
child up to twelfth standard in the service homes
5 Eligibility Criteria
a. Income Limit The annual income of the family should not exceed ₹ 72,000 (except for
the differently-abled).
b. Age Limit From 14 to 45 years

8. GOVERNMENT WORKING WOMEN’S HOSTEL

1 Name of the Government Working Women's Hostel
Scheme
2 Objective To provide safe accommodation facilities to the working women who live
far away from their families, who belong to lower and middle-income
groups
3 Assistance Providing safe accommodation, food and electricity charges on a dividing
Provided basis
A sum of ₹ 300 per month in Chennai and ₹ 200 per month in other
districts is collected as rent from the inmates
4 Beneficiaries Working women with a salary not more than ₹ 25,000 per month in
Chennai and ₹ 15,000 per month in other districts
5 Eligibility Low/Middle-income group working women
Criteria
6 Time Limit for Three years
Stay

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9. PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT, 2005

1 Name of the Act Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
2 Objectives of the Act To prevent violence in families and to provide a peaceful and
secure physical and mental space wherein a woman would be in a
position to take free and informed decisions
3 Assistance Provided Medical facilities, legal aid, counselling and protection orders from
designated courts
4 Protection Given To women victims of domestic violence

10. DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961

1. Name of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
Act
2. Objectives of To provide protection to women who have been affected by any form
the Act of dowry harassment and to prohibit the evil practice of dowry by
investigating and filing cases under the Act and seeking remedies.
3. Services • Counselling to the victims
Available • Rapprochement of the couple
• Restoration of dowry articles
• Filing FIRs
• District Social Welfare Officers are appointed as Dowry Prohibition
Officers
5. To protect Victims of dowry harassment

11. TAMIL NADU STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN

(Constituted in 1993)

1 Objectives of the To safeguard the welfare of women and enquire into the cases
Commission of gender issues related to women
2 Composition of 1. Chairperson
the Commission 2. Non-official Members
• A woman IAS officer
• A woman IPS officer
• A woman social worker
• A Principal of an educational institution (Woman)
• A woman lawyer

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• Two women Members of Legislative Assembly

3. Official Members
• Principal Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare and
Nutritious Meal Programme Department (Ex- officio)
• Commissioner of Social Welfare – Member-Secretary
3 Activities of the Commission • Women’s rights, as enumerated in the Indian Constitution,
as well as in the laws be analysed to safeguard the welfare
of women
• To make recommendations and submit a report to state
government in connection with the protection of the rights
of women
• To review existing provisions of laws affecting the welfare
of women and recommend amendments or modifications
in such legislations
• Take up the cases of violation of provisions in the Indian
Constitution and other laws pertaining to women’s rights
with the concerned authorities
• Evaluate the progress of development of women in all walks
of life
• To inspect women’s prisons, remand house, women’s
institutions or other places of custody where women are
kept as prisoners and suggest appropriate
recommendations to the government for remedial
measures
• Any other matter which may be reported to the
government by Women Commission
• Identifying the problems faced by women in the society
through public hearings and redressing them
• Conducting awareness programmes, especially
safeguarding the rights of women
• Conducting awareness programmes for the elected women
representatives of local bodies
• Setting up of counselling centres in women's colleges to
protect the rights of women
• Conducting awareness programmes to prevent sexual
harassment in workplaces
• Conducting district review meetings for the petitions
received by the commission
• To investigate and render justice to the affected women
through mediation

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SE N IO R C IT IZE N S WE LFARE

1. INTEGRATED COMPLEX OF SPECIAL HOMES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND

DESTITUTE CHILDREN
1 Year of 2011–12
Commencement
2 Objective The aim of this scheme is to ensure that the elders and destitute
children are provided with better quality care and protection.
3 Eligibility Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) running Integrated
Complex of Special Homes for Senior Citizens and Destitute Children
• Registered under the Societies Act/Trust Act/ Companies Act, etc.
• Registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2015
• Registered under the Tamil Nadu Maintenance and Welfare of
Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009
4 Assistance Provided • ₹ 2.75 lakhs per unit is provided for non-recurring expenditure by
the government as grants.
• A recurring grant of ₹ 19.23 lakhs per annum per unit is provided in
the sharing ratio of 75 : 25 between the government and the NGOs.

2. OLD AGE HOMES

1 Name Old Age Homes
2 Objective To provide food, shelter, medical care and recreational facilities to the
destitute senior citizens who are 60 years and above
3 Eligibility NGOs running Integrated Complex of Special Homes for Senior Citizens and
Destitute Children
• Registered under the Societies Act
• Registered under the Tamil Nadu Maintenance and Welfare of Parents
and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009
4 Services Food, shelter, medical care and recreational facilities
Provided
5 Assistance • The Tamil Nadu Government is providing ₹ 5,60,000 per year per home
Provided for the strength of 40 inmates as a grant-in-aid.
• ₹ 1,12,000 has to be met by the institutions as its share.

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3. THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT,

2007
1 Name of the Act Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
2 Objective Maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens guaranteed and
recognised under the Indian Constitution
3 Assistance Protection of life and property of the parents and senior citizens by
Provided • Constituting tribunals
• Appointing District Social Welfare Officers as Maintenance and
Conciliation Officers
• Enforcement of tribunal orders relating to maintenance allowance
• Establishment of old age homes
4 Beneficiaries Senior citizens and parents

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T RAN SG E N DE R WE LFARE

TAMIL NADU TRANSGENDER WELFARE BOARD

1 Objective Formulation and implementation of welfare schemes for social and
economic assistance to third genders
2 Organisation or The Third Gender Welfare Board, with 11 official members and 12 non-
Composition official members, under the chairmanship of the Tamil Nadu Minister of
Social Welfare, to look after the welfare of the third gender and meet
their needs
District-level team to identify third genders:
Chairman – Chairman of the District Administration
• 3 official members
• 1 third-gender member
3 Assistance • Identity cards
Provided • Food delivery cards
• Voter ID cards
• Households
• Medical facilities
• Free housing
• Scholarships
• Skill-building exercises
• Support for self-help groups
• Supporting economic activity
• Short-term accommodation
4 Criteria • Must be from Tamil Nadu
• Must have an identity card issued by the Tamil Nadu Third Gender
Welfare Board

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PENSION SCHEME FOR THIRD GENDER

1 Name of the Pension Scheme for Unsupported Third Gender
Scheme
2 Objective Helping the destitute poor third gender over the age of 40 who are
physically unable to earn a living
3 Assistance Payment of ₹ 1000 per month for a third gender (through the Revenue
Department)
4 Beneficiaries Poor third gender over 40 years of age without support
5 Criteria Must be from Tamil Nadu
Must have an identity card issued by the Tamil Nadu Third Gender Welfare
Board

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N U T RIT IO N

1. NUTRITIOUS MEAL PROGRAMME

• The Mid-Day Meal Scheme is popularly called the ’Puratchi Thalaivar M. G. R. Meal Programme’.

• It was launched in primary schools for classes 1 to 5 on 1 July 1982 and to pre-school children of
2 to 5 years in rural areas.

• It was extended to nutritious meal centres in urban areas from 15 September 1982.

• It was further extended to school students in the age group from 10 years to 15 years from
September 1984.

• The students in classes 1 to 4 receive nutritious meals throughout the year (except on holidays).

• The students in classes 6 to 10 receive meals on all the school working days (220 days).

Objectives

• Achieving universal primary education, motivation for further education, increasing enrolment,
retention and reducing dropouts

• To make available nutritious food to children enroled in schools, thereby reducing child mortality,
morbidity and malnutrition

• To develop the grasping power of children by improving their nutrition level

• Combating all diseases, including those resulting due to deficiencies

• Reducing the gender gap in education

• To develop the feelings of brotherhood and to develop a positive outlook by providing food to
children belonging to different religions and castes

2. NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION (NNM)

The Government of India has set up the National Nutrition Mission with a goal to achieve
improvement in the nutritional status of children from 0 to 6 years, pregnant women and lactating
mothers in a time-bound manner during the next three years beginning 2017–18.

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Targets of the National Nutrition Mission

[Link] Objective Target

1 Prevent and reduce stunting in children (From birth to six years) By 6% at 2% per
annum
2 Prevent and reduce under-nutrition (underweight By 6% at 2% per
prevalence) in children (From birth to six years) annum
3 Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among young children (6 By 9% at 3% per
to 59 months) annum
4 Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among women and By 9% at 3% per
adolescent girls in the age group of 15 to 49 years annum
5 Reduce Low Birth Weight (LBW) By 6% at 2% per
annum

3. PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION

Pre-school education is imparted to children from the age of two to five years. The objectives of
pre-school education are to promote the holistic development of the child through the play-way
method and thematic method of learning to prepare them to go to school. Pre -School kits worth ₹
3,000 is provided for main Anganwadi centres and ₹ 1,500 is provided for mini Anganwadi centres
per annum.

Training

The success of this scheme’s implementation depends on the efficiency of the field workers, namely
Anganwadi workers, Anganwadi helpers, supervisors, Child Development Project Officers and
District Project Officers. Training is being given to them at the State Training Institute (STI) at
Taramani, Chennai. They, in turn, impart training to the Anganwadi workers and helpers at the block
level.

4. CHILDLINE

1 Objective To rescue and provide shelter, medical aid, repatriation, psychological

support and guidance to children who are in difficult circumstances
2 Contact Number 1098

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5. CHILD ADOPTION
1 Name of the Scheme Child Adoption
2 Definition According to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA),
adoption is a process by which a child who is
abandoned/separated from biological parents becomes the
legitimate child of a new set of parents, referred to as adoptive
parents, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities that
are attached to this relationship’.
3 Objective To provide a family for orphaned, abandoned, destitute and
neglected children
5 Eligibility Criteria • The prospective adoptive parents should have at least two
for Prospective years of a stable marital relationship.
Adoptive Parents • An unmarried/single male person shall not be eligible to
adopt a girl child.
a. Income Limit The prospective adoptive parents should have adequate
financial resources to upbring the child.
b. Relevant Acts 1. The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
2. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2015
6 Special concessions given A special adoption leave of 270 days is extended to female
to female government government servants of state government who adopt a child
employees to adopt below one year. This leave is eligible only from the date of
children legalisation of adoption.

6. SCHEME FOR PREVENTION OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE (DRUGS) ABUSE

1. Objective 1. To create awareness and educate people about the ill-effects of
alcoholism and substance abuse on the individual, family, workplace
and society at large
2. To provide for the whole range of community-based services for
identification, motivation, counselling, de-addiction and rehabilitation
for Whole Person Recovery (WPR) of addicts
3. To alleviate the consequences of drug and alcohol dependence amongst
the individual, family and society at large
3 Implemented Non-Governmental Organisations
by
4 Funding Government of India
Source

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7. INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME

1 Objective To contribute to the improvements in the well-being of
children, reduction of vulnerabilities that lead to abuse,
neglect, exploitation, abandonment and separation of the
children
2 Delivery Structures 1. State Child Protection Society (SCPS)
Under the ICPS 2. State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA)
3. District Child Protection Unit (DCPU)
3 Roles and Responsibilities • Contribute to the effective implementation of legislations,
of the State Child Protection schemes and achievement of child protection
Society • Set up, support and monitor the performance of District
Child Protection Societies (DCPUs)
• Implementation of the Juvenile Justice System
• Network and coordinate with all government departments
and networks and coordinate with voluntary and civil
organisations
• Carry out need-based research and documentation
activities
• Providing training and capacity building for all personnel
• Preparation of progress report to the Union Ministry of
Women and Child Development on programme
implementation and fund utilisation
4 • Liasioning with the Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development, Government of India and State Child
Protection Societies of other states/union territories
• Providing secretarial support to the State Child Protection
Committee (SCPC)
• Collection of state-level particulars of the children who do
not have the support of parents and are neglected

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T AM IL N ADU C O M M ISSIO N FO R PRO T E C T IO N O F C HILD

RIG HT S

THE COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS ACT, 2005

1 Objective Preventing child rights violations and protection of child rights

a)
across the state
b) Monitoring the implementation of all child welfare/rights Acts in
force
c) Recommending the relevant government departments and
institutions to resolve the child rights issues
d) Submitting an annual report on activities of the Commission to the
state government
2 Composition of Chairperson and six members (at least two shall be women)
the Commission Secretary – Commissioner of Social Defence
3 Functions of the The Commission shall perform all or any of the following functions:
Commission • Examine and review the safeguards provided for the protection of
child rights and recommend measures for their effective
implementation.
• Present to the Union Government annually, reports upon the working
of safeguards
• Inquire into the violation of child rights and recommend initiation of
proceedings in such cases
• Examine all factors that inhibit the enjoyment of rights of children
affected and recommend appropriate remedial measures
• Look into the matters relating to children in need of special care and
protection, including children in distress, marginalised and
disadvantaged children, children in conflict with the law, juveniles,
children without families and children of prisoners and recommend
appropriate remedial measures
• Study treaties and other international instruments and undertake
periodical review of existing policies, programmes and other activities
on child rights and make recommendations for their effective
implementation in the best interest of children
• Undertake and promote research in the field of child rights

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• Spread child rights literacy among various sections of the society and
promote awareness of the safeguards available for the protection of
these rights through publications, media, seminars and other available
means
• Inspect any juvenile custodial home or any other place of residence
for children where children are detained for the purpose of
reformation or protection
• Inquire into complaints and take suo moto notice of matters relating
to
(i) Deprivation and violation of child rights
(ii) Non-implementation of laws providing for the protection and
development of children

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SO C IAL SE C U RIT Y PE N SIO N SC HE M E S

1. INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME

1 Name of the Scheme Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)
2 Objective To disburse pensions to destitute old age persons of
60 years and above, belonging to households below the poverty
line
3 Assistance Provided ₹ 1,000 per month
4 Eligibility Criteria • Destitute old age people
• Below the poverty line households
• Age should be 60 years and above

2. INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL DISABILITY PENSION SCHEME

1 Name of the Scheme Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
2 Objective To disburse pension to persons of age 18 years and above, belonging
to households below the poverty line and having 80 per cent and
above severe or multiple disabilities
3 Assistance Provided ₹ 1,000 per month
4 Eligibility Criteria • Below the poverty line households
• Age should be 18 years and above
• The disability level should be 80 per cent and above

3. INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL WIDOW PENSION SCHEME

1 Name of the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme
Scheme (IGNWPS)
2 Objective To disburse pensions to the widows of age between 40 years and above
and belonging to households below the poverty line
3 Assistance ₹ 1,000 per month
Provided
4 Eligibility • Destitute widows
Criteria • Below the poverty line households
• Age should be 40 years and above

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4. PENSION SCHEME FOR THE DIFFERENTLY-ABLED

1 Name of the Pension Scheme for the Differently-abled
Scheme
2 Objective To give pension to the differently-abled
3 Assistance ₹ 1,000 per month
Provided
4 Eligibility • Age should be 18 years and above
Criteria • The disability level should be 40 per cent and above
• Shall not be employed in government and government-allied
organisations or private sector institutions on a permanent basis drawing
monthly salaries or if self-employed, their annual income shall not
exceed ₹ 3 lakhs

5. PENSION SCHEME FOR DESTITUTE WIDOWS

1 Name of the Scheme Pension Scheme for Destitute Widows
2 Objective To give pension to the destitute widows
3 Assistance Provided ₹ 1,000 per month
4 Eligibility Criteria • Destitute widows
• Age should be 18 years and above

6. OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME UNDER CHIEF MINISTER’S UZHAVAR

PADHUKAPPU THITTAM
1 Name of the Old Age Pension Scheme under Chief Minister’s Uzhavar Padhukappu
Scheme Thittam
2 Objective To give pensions to the old age farmers and destitute agricultural
labourers
3 Assistance ₹ 1,000 per month
Provided
4 Eligibility Criteria • Destitute old age farmers
• Age should be 60 years and above
• Farmers and landless agricultural labourers

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7. DESTITUTE/DESERTED WIVES PENSION SCHEME

1 Name of the Destitute/Deserted Wives Pension Scheme
Scheme
2 Objective To give pension to the destitute /deserted wives
3 Assistance ₹ 1,000 per month
Provided
4 Eligibility • Destitute/Deserted Wives
Criteria • Age should be 30 years and above
• Must be legally divorced or deserted for not less than five years (or)
obtained a legal separation certificate from a competent court of law

8. PENSION TO UNMARRIED, POOR, INCAPACITATED WOMEN OF AGE 50 YEARS

AND ABOVE

1 Name of the Scheme Pension to Unmarried, Poor, Incapacitated Women of

age 50 years and Above
2 Objective To disburse pension to unmarried, poor, incapacitated
women of age 50 years and above
3 Assistance Provided ₹ 1,000 per month
4 Eligibility Criteria • Destitute unmarried poor women
• Should be 50 years of age and above

9. DISTRESS RELIEF SCHEME

1 Name of the Distress Relief Scheme
Scheme
2 Objective To provide financial assistance on the death of a primary breadwinner
(male or female)
3 Assistance A sum of ₹ 20,000 is paid to the households below the poverty line on the
Provided death of the primary breadwinner
4 Eligibility Criteria • Legal heirs of the deceased primary breadwinner
• In the case of families solely dependent on agriculture
• Agricultural labourers
• Small and marginal farmers
• In the case of others, the annual income should not exceed ₹ 24,000

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10. ACCIDENT RELIEF SCHEME

1 Name of the Accident Relief Scheme
Scheme
2 Objective To provide financial assistance for the death of a primary breadwinner
(male or female) injured on account of an accident in notified categories of
employment
3 Assistance Relief of ₹ 20,000 is given to the legal heirs on the death of the primary
Provided breadwinner
Depending upon the nature of the injury sustained and the degree of
physical impairment, a relief of ₹ 5,000 to ₹ 15,000 is given
4 Eligibility ➢ Legal heirs of the deceased primary breadwinner of the family
Criteria ➢ The family members engaged in the 44 categories of notified
employment

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HE ALT H & WE LFARE

1. DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH INDICATORS OF THE STATE

S. No Indicators Current Level
1 Crude Birth Rate (2018) 14.7/1000
population
2 Crude Death Rate (2018) 6.5/1000
population
3 Total Fertility Rate (2018) 1.6
4 Infant Mortality Rate (2018) 15/1000 live births
5 Maternal Mortality Ratio (201618) 60 /1,00,000 live
births
6 Natural Growth Rate (2018) 0.83% annually

Total Fertility Rate (TFR): Tamil Nadu is one of the States in the country with a low TFR of 1.6, well
below the national TFR level of 2.2. The Total Fertility Rate indicates the average number of children
expected to be born to a woman during her reproductive span of 15–49 years. Thus, the Population
Stabilisation in Tamil Nadu would be expected on projection in the phase of years 2031–2035.

Crude Birth Rate (CBR): Crude Birth Rate is the number of live births per 1,000 population in a year.
The current level of crude birth rate in Tamil Nadu is 14.7 as per the Sample Registration System (SRS)
2018.

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Trends in Crude Birth Rate

Higher-Order Births: Third and above-order births are termed higher-order [Link] Nadu has
shown a significant decrease in the percentage of Higher-Order Births which has been reduced from
24.2 (2000) to 7.2 (2019). Further steps to reduce the HOB rate are under progress so as to reduce
the maternal deaths and infant deaths among the HOB delivery.

Trends in Higher Order Births

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR):

The Infant Mortality Rate which was 37 per 1000 live births in 2005 has been reduced gradually to 15
per 1000 live births in 2018 as per the Sample Registration [Link] in Tamil Nadu is the second-
lowest among the major states in the country. Multipronged efforts are being taken to bring down
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Infant Mortality Rate

Maternal Mortality Ratio

Maternal deaths have been reduced significantly by the State through various medical facilities,
development and programme interventions. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has been
considerably reduced to 60 as per the SRS 2016-18. The State has achieved nearly 100% institutional
delivery and 97.6% of antenatal mothers are registered within the first trimester of pregnancy.
Community-based and institutional audits are periodically conducted for effective monitoring of
maternal deaths.

Maternal Mortality Ratio

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Primary Health Care

Rural

PHC Infrastructure: Rural PHCs are established for 30,000 population in plain areas and 20,000 in hilly
areas. During 2005, 1417 PHCs were functioning and to cater for the needs of the public, the number
of Primary Health Centres were increased and now in Tamil Nadu, 1807 Primary Health Centres are
functioning in 385 Blocks for preventive and curative health care services to the rural people. 24x7
delivery care services are available in 1716 Primary Health Centres.

Urban

In Urban areas, 460 (320+140 GCC) Urban PHCs are providing 24x7 Health Care Services.

Auxiliary / Sub- health centers

The sub-health center has been the first contact center for the public health sector and the
community. There is a village health nurse called a maternity assistant nurse in each sub -health
center for a population of 5000 in the plains and 3000 population in the hilly areas.

The Services provided in a Primary Health Centre

• Outpatient and inpatient services, antenatal care, delivery care, postnatal care and family welfare
services
• Community-Based Maternal and Child Health Services
• Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases
• Screening of Non-Communicable Diseases namely diabetes, hypertension, cancer and follow up
• School Health Services – early identification and early treatment of 4Ds – Defects at Birth,
Development Delay and Disability, Deficiency and Diseases. This early intervention helps to
improve the quality and longevity of the life of the child.

Implementation of Various National Health Programmes at the PHC level

• Reproductive and Child Health Programme

• Universal Immunisation Programme
• National Family Welfare Programme
• National Anaemia Control Programme
• National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme
• National Water and Sanitation Programme
• National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme
• National Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Programme
• National Tuberculosis Control Programme

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• National Leprosy Eradication Programme

• National AIDS Control Programme
• Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme
• National Blindness Control Programme
• National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis
• National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness
• National Vitamin A Deficiency Disorder Control Programme
• National Tobacco Control Programme
• National Rural and Urban Health Mission Programmes
• Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Program

Camps and Campaigns

• Intensified Pulse Polio Immunisation camp

• Mission Indradhanush Campaign for improving immunisation coverage
• Intensified Diarrhoea Control
• National Deworming Program
• Vitamin ‘A’ campaign
• Speciality Medical Camps in rural areas
• Fever treatment camps
• School Health Camps, Health education and awareness campaigns

2. HOSPITAL ON WHEELS PROGRAMME

1. Mobile Medical Units were launched to provide health care services in remote villages and far-
flung areas in 2007.
2. The Mobile Medical Camps were being conducted in all the 385 blocks in Tamil Nadu with a
Medical Officer, a Staff Nurse, a Driver and an Attender cum cleaner comprising a Mobile Team.
3. In 2011-12, these Mobile Medical Units were upgraded as Hospital on Wheels with additional
manpower, laboratory facilities and other diagnostic equipment.
4. At Present, 476 Hospital on Wheels are functioning in Tamil Nadu.

3. SPECIALITY MEDICAL CAMP

1. ‘Varumun Kappom Thittam’ was introduced during 1999–2001 for free medical examination and
treatment. It covered villages and towns and was also extended to prisoners.
2. In ‘Varumun Kappom Thittam’, 89 diseases were listed and camps were conducted using modern
types of equipment with 68 types of allopathy medicines and 18 types of Siddha medicines.
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2006, to facilitate early detection and treatment of illness.

4. The scheme envisaged conducting 9000 medical camps by teams of medical experts all over the
State.
5. This scheme provides comprehensive health checkups, treatment and health education to rural
and urban people.
6. These camps were conducted at the Health Sub Centre level, every week covering 5000
population. In addition, camps were held in the urban areas also. The Government will revamp
the outreach services.

4. DR MUTHULAKHSMI REDDY MATERNITY BENEFIT SCHEME

1. Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit Scheme (MRMBS) was introduced in the year 1989.
Objectives
▪ Providing assistance to poor pregnant women to meet expenses on a nutritious diet
▪ To compensate for the loss of income during motherhood
▪ To avoid low birth weight of newborn babies and
▪ Reducing IMR and MMR.
2. Tamil Nadu is the only State in India implementing a maternity benefit scheme, providing financial
assistance of ₹ 12,000 since 2011.
3. During the year 2020-21, ₹ 8.59 lakh mothers benefitted (₹ 884.44 crores). Presently, an amount
of ₹ 18,000 is given to each eligible pregnant woman in instalments.

5. MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PROGRAMME

Objectives

1. To increase awareness among adolescent girls on menstrual hygiene

2. To increase access to use of high-quality sanitary napkins
3. To ensure safe disposal of sanitary napkins and
4. Building self-esteem and empowering girls for greater socialisation.

Benefits under the Scheme

1. 3 packs of free beltless sanitary napkins containing 6 pads per pack are distributed every 2 months
for each adolescent girl who attained puberty from 10–19 years of age.
2. Both school and non-school going girls in rural areas are covered.
3. The belt type sanitary napkin is distributed to post-natal mothers who delivered their children in
Government Institutions at 7 packs each (6 pads per pack).
4. Free belt type sanitary napkins are also provided to women prison inmates and female inpatients
in the Institute of Mental Health at the rate of 18 packs (6 pads per pack) for a year.
5. This scheme is now extended to adolescent girls in the urban areas and women inpatients in
government institutions in the reproductive age group of 15–49 years.

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Grievance Redressal

2580 Closed User Group (CUG) mobile connections have been distributed to all the Nodal Officers
and District level Officers in the Health Department for the Real-Time Grievance Redressal related to
health care service.

6. FACILITIES FOR LACTATING MOTHERS

1. Babies who are breastfed are generally healthier and achieve optimal growth and development
compared to those who are fed formula milk.
2. Infants who are not breastfed are at an increased risk of illness that can compromise their
growth and raise the risk of death or disability.
3. With a view to facilitate breastfeeding even during travel, rooms providing privacy were
inaugurated in 352 bus stands/terminus.

Amma Baby Care Kit

• It was launched on 08.09.2015.

• This innovative initiative is being implemented with the objective of improving the hygiene of the
post-natal mothers and the newborn baby and inculcating hygienic practices among the mothers
for self and baby care.
• The Amma Baby Care kit contains 16 essential baby-care items like baby oil, baby napkin, baby
soap, etc.

National Iodine Deficiency Disease Prevention Program

• Iodine is an essential micronutrient. It requires an average of 100-150 micrograms per day for
balanced body growth.
• Iodine deficiency can lead to cervical cancer, cognitive impairment, neuromuscular weakness,
dwarfism, mental retardation, stillbirth, hypothyroidism, visual impairment, hearing and speech
impairment, cerebral palsy, and cerebral palsy.
• The government is focusing on distributing iodized salt as an alternative to ordinary salt.
• Government focuses on laboratory monitoring of diseases caused by iodine def iciency and the
impact of iodine salt.
• To achieve these, sections of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules, 2011 are used.

Amma Arokiya Thittam

1. Amma Arokiya Thittam provides an opportunity for people aged above 30 years living in rural
areas to have access to basic health checkups on an annual basis in a nearby health center for
two months for each adolescent girl (10-19 years) are provided.
2. Sanitary napkins are also given to postnatal mothers who deliver their children in Government
institutions at the rate of seven packs each (six pads per pack).

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3. Additionally, Sanitary Napkins are being given to each women prison inmate and female
inpatients in the Institute of Mental Health, Chennai at the rate of18 packs (six pads per pack) in
a year)

Initiatives for reduction of IMR and MMR

The timely provision of high-quality emergency obstetric care and routine obstetric and newborn
care are the key strategies for the reduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Along with schemes under the National Health Mission, State-specific landmark initiatives are given
below:
• Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit Scheme
• Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) Services
• Strengthening of Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) Services
• Birth Companion Programme
• 24x7 delivery care services in all Primary Health Centres
• Birth Waiting Rooms
• Accessible Blood Bank and Storage Centres
• Menstrual Hygiene Programme
• Amma Baby Care Kits
• Amma Mahapperu Sanjeevini
• Two nutrition kits for the pregnant women

7. FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAMME

Tamil Nadu is considered a pioneer in the implementation of the family welfare programmes in the
country. Family Welfare Programme is being implemented since 1956 as a people’s programme in
the State with 100% central assistance.

The objective of the programme is to reduce the birth rate to the extent necessary to stabilise the
population at a consistent level. Family Welfare services are provided through the Government
health facilities as well as through the approved private facilities to the eligible couples to stabilise
the population of the State.

Family Welfare Services available in the State: The following permanent and temporary methods of
family welfare services are provided free of cost to the eligible couples in all the Government health
facilities.

Permanent Methods

For Male Conventional Vasectomy and No- Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV)

For Female Puerperal Sterilisation (Tubectomy), Mini-Lap and Laparoscopic Sterilisation

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Temporary spacing methods

Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) Copper ‘T’ 380A (10 years) and 375 (5 years)
Oral contraceptive Pills (OP) Mala N (hormonal) and Chhaya (no-hormonal)
(Centchroman Pills)
Injectable contraceptive Antara-Depot Medroxy Progestrone Acetate (DMPA)
Contraceptive Condoms Nirodh
Emergency Contraception E-Pills

Medical Termination of Pregnancy

• Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA)

• Medical Method of Abortion (MMA)

8. INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES

To create awareness among eligible couples to accept permanent and temporary family planning
methods, the following IEC activities are being conducted:
1. World Population Day is celebrated every year on 11 July in Tamil Nadu at, District and Block
levels to sensitise population crisis, emphasising small family, gender equality, spacing and
increasing the age of marriage.
2. No-Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) week is celebrated throughout the Tamil Nadu once a year
among community and factory employees for male participation under small family norms.
3. Family Welfare dramas are conducted at the block level emphasising small family, gender
equality, spacing and increasing the age of marriage.
4. Advertisements through FM rainbow radio stations are broadcasted.
5. Hoardings displaying Family Planning methods are exhibited in Trade fair Exhibitions.
6. Hoardings displaying Family Welfare methods are erected in Government Headquarters
Hospitals and Government Medical College Hospitals.

9. FAMILY PLANNING INDEMNITY SCHEME (FPIS)

The Government of India introduced the Family Planning Indemnity Scheme with effect from 1 April
2013 with the following insurance benefits for the family welfare sterilisation acceptors and service
providers.
Death following sterilisation in hospitals or within 7 days from the date ₹ 2,00,000
of discharge from the hospital
Death following sterilisation within 8 to 30 days from the date of ₹ 50,000
discharge from the hospital

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Failure of sterilization leading/not leading to childbirth ₹ 30,000

Cost of treatment up to 60 days arising out of complication from the Actual cost not exceeding
date of discharge ₹ 25,000

State and District Quality Assurance Committees

These committees review the deaths, failures and complications arising out of sterilisation
and recommend the payment of insurance claims and also give suggestions for improvement of the
quality of the services.

Compensation to Sterilisation Acceptors

Compensation for loss of wages to the sterilisation acceptors is paid in Tamil Nadu as detailed below:
Acceptors of male sterilisation in public health facilities ₹ 1100
Acceptors of female sterilisation to people below poverty line and SC / ST in public health ₹ 600
facilities
Acceptors of female sterilisation to people above poverty line in public health facilities ₹ 250

• In Tamil Nadu, about 3 lakh sterilisations are performed in the Government health facilities and
private medical institutions annually.
• Tamil Nadu Government encourages the participation of approved private nursing homes in
providing family welfare services.
• The family welfare programme is implemented successfully to improve the quality of family
welfare services and also the spacing between births thereby contributing to the reduction of
IMR and MMR in the State.

Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Limited
(TAMPCOL)

• Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Limited (TAMPCOL) was
started on 27 September 1983 with the main objective of manufacturing and supplying Siddha,
Ayurveda and Unani medicines.
• TAMPCOL as a Nodal Agency procures and supplies medicines, machinery and equipment to the
institutions functioning in this department.
• TAMPCOL will continue its role in the production and supply of Nilavembu Kudineer Kabasura
Kudineer, AYUSH medicinal preparations for distribution to hospitals under the ambit of the
Indian System of Medicines, AYUSH Institutions.
• The Registered office functions at Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai and its factory,
functioning at SIDCO Pharmaceutical Campus, Alathur near Thiruporur, Chengalpattu District, is
involved in manufacturing of 173 medicines- 84 are Siddha medicines [58 Shastric and 26

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Proprietary], 43 are Ayurveda medicines [40 Shastric and 3 Proprietary], 21 are Unani medicines
[13 Shastric and 8 Proprietary], 11 Veterinary medicines [9 Shastric and 2 Proprietary]& 14
Naturopathy medicines.
• These medicines are supplied to all Institutions functioning under the Commissionerate of Indian
Medicine and Homoeopathy, besides other Government Institutions, local bodies, Central
government institute like National Institute of Siddha, CGHS Schemes, and Tampcol’s own sales
outlets at Chennai, Palayamkottai & Nagercoil.
• The Authorized and Paid up Share Capital of the Corporation is Rs.300.00 lakh. The Corporation
supplied 11 medicines under Amma Magapperu Sanjeevi Kit for pregnant women & now
supplying Sowbhagya Sunti Lehiyam under Amma Baby Care Kit. Also, the corporation is supplying
11 Nos of Veterinary medicines to Tamil Nadu Livestock Development agency.
• These medicines are being distributed to Indian Medical Operating Centers and other
government agencies are also distributing to TAMPCOL own outlets.
• TAMPCOL (Coordinating Agency) procures and supplies medicines, logistics, tools and equipment
to the above companies.
• Tamil Nadu Herbal Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation continues its contribution to the
production of groundwater and tap water for the control of dengue fever and swine flu and its
uninterrupted supply to hospitals, AYUSH institutes, corporations and municipalities operating
under the Indian system of medicine.

10. TAMIL NADU URBAN HEALTH CARE PROJECT

Project Objectives: The objectives of the project are to improve the quality of health services in
urban areas thereby improving the health status of people in Tamil Nadu through

1. Strengthening the capacity of the key hospitals with up-gradation of the facility and
equipment and
2. Strengthening the capacity of human resources with a focus on Non-Communicable Diseases.

This project will focus on

1. Improving the treatment for Non-Communicable Diseases by providing advanced treatment

for Cardio-vascular diseases, Cancer, Chronic respiratory diseases and Diabetes.
2. Improving the existing hospital infrastructure by replacing outdated existing buildings with a
comprehensively designed model ‘Central Diagnosis Block’, the project aims to solve
problems which the existing hospital campus has been facing to improve the patient safety
and effective hospital management based on a long-term Master Plan.
3. The project intends to use advanced Japanese medical technology to create hybrid operation
theatre systems for imaging and intervention.
4. The project also aims to construct international standard operation theatres (OT), intensive
care units with ‘State of Art’ facilities and includes operation and maintenance of those
facilities.

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The Tamil Nadu Urban Health Project is being implemented with the assistance of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at an estimated cost of Rs. 1634 crore. The formal
agreement for this project was signed between the Government of India and the Japan International
Cooperation Agency on 31 March 2016.
Of the total project cost of Rs 1634 crore, the debt share of Japan International Cooperation Agency
is Rs 1388 crore (85%) and the state government share is Rs 245.6 crore (15%). Of the 40 years of the
loan period, 10 years is the grace period. The interest rate on this loan is 0.3 percent. The project will
be implemented over a period of seven years.

The project component includes,

1. Upgradation of tertiary care hospitals with facilities and equipment

2. Strengthening referral hospitals with equipment
3. Strengthening secondary care hospitals with facilities and medical equipment
4. Strengthening hospital management
5. Strengthening primary health care in treating Non-Communicable diseases.

11. TAMIL NADU HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM PROGRAMME

• The Government of Tamil Nadu has pioneered and implemented the Tamil Nadu Health System
Project (TNHSP) at a cost of ₹ 1300 Crore supported by World Bank from the year 2005 to 2015
and significant results have been achieved through this project.
• The objectives of the project are to improve the quality of care, strengthen the management of
non-communicable diseases including trauma and mental health, reduction of inequities in
reproductive and child health services in Tamil Nadu.
• The project will be implemented across the State with interventions in all Medical College
Hospitals, Taluk / Non-Taluk Hospitals and Primary Health Centres.
By implementing this project, it is expected that the health care systems in Tamil Nadu will reach
a stage comparable to that of developed countries.

12. TAMIL NADU STATE AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY

• Tamil Nadu was the first state in the country to set up an AIDS control Society way back in the
year 1994 and set an example for other states to follow.
• TANSACS executes National AIDS Control Program (NACP), which is currently in its fourth phase,
implemented as a fully funded project through NACO.
• TANSACS works with the objective of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
• The district-level program is monitored by the District AIDS Prevention Control Units (DAPCU).

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The Program components of TANSACS

1) Intensifying and consolidating the prevention services with a focus on High-Risk Groups (HRG)
and vulnerable groups
2) Expanding the information, education and communication (IEC) services
3) Provision of comprehensive care, support and treatment services
4) Strengthening institutional capacity and strategic information management systems

HIV Prevalence in Tamil Nadu

The unique initiatives of TANSACS

• Tamil Nadu Trust For Children Affected With HIV/Aids (known as OVC Trust)
• Transgender Welfare Society with the help of the Social Welfare Development
• Supply Chain Management system (SCM) for drugs and kits
• Extensive data analysis and evidence-based block-level intensive interventions to enhance the
treatment

12. ELIMINATION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND SYPHILIS

(EMTCT)
• The Government of Tamilnadu is committed to eliminating HIV and Syphilis amongst newborns
through universal screening of pregnant women for HIV and Syphilis as an essential component
of the Ante-natal Care (ANC) service package.
• The Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (EMTCT) services are being implemented in close
collaboration with the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Programme of the National Health
Mission (NHM).
• EMTCT services include primary prevention, family planning, voluntary counselling, confidential
testing, lifelong Anti- Retroviral Therapy (ART) and counselling on infant feeding practices.

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• Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) programme is implemented in the State through ICTCs. Under
EMTCT’s new regimen (ARV prophylaxis), all babies born to HIV positive mothers are initiated
with Nevirapine syrup up to 6 or 12 weeks from birth.
• All identified HIV positive mothers and infected infants are being provided with lifelong ART and
follow-up counselling services.

EMTCT Achiever’s Award 2018

Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) has received EMTCT Achiever’s Award 2018
during the National workshop held at National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).

Sexually Transmitted Infection / Reproductive Tract Infection (STI/RTI) Services

Designated STI/RTI Clinics

• TANSACS has established 216 DSRCs in Government Medical College Hospitals, District Head
Quarters Hospitals and Government Hospitals as Suga Vazhvu Maiyam.
• Once in three months, all High-Risk Groups are screened for STI and tested for syphilis.
• One trained STI Counsellor working in the Designated STI/RTI Clinic for counselling on STI/RTI and
HIV transmission, Prevention, Partner Treatment, Risk Reduction and Condom Promotion.

Targeted intervention

• The Targeted Intervention (TI) is being implemented through the Non-Governmental

Organisation (NGO) / Community Based Organisation (CBO).
• The Targeted Intervention (TI) aims to bring behavioural changes among high-risk groups (HRGs)
namely, Female Sex Workers (FSW), Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), Injecting Drug Users
(IDU), Truckers, Migrants and Transgender (TG) in the State, who are at risk of contracting HIV
infection.
• In Tamil Nadu, 85 NGOs/CBOs are functioning covering the needs of HIV testing and counselling
services for HRGs across the State.

13. NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION – TAMIL NADU

• The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Tamil Nadu was constituted in April 2005 with a goal
to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care to the rural population in the State,
especially the vulnerable group.
• The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) was launched as a sub-mission in 2013 to provide
primary health care services for the Urban poor. As a unified mission, NRHM and NUHM are now
functioning as ‘National Health Mission’(NHM).
• The key features to achieve the goal of NHM include the creation of a fully functional public health
delivery system which is accountable to the community.

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• The NHM funding between the Central and State Governments is currently in the ratio of 60:40.

Programme Management Units

• At State Level, the Mission operates under the State Health Society (SHS), headed by the Mission
Director. It is further supported by State Programme Management Unit.
• The State Health Society has the following Implementing Unit structures:

• The focus areas under NHM include,

▪ Reproductive and Child Health Programme
▪ Family Welfare Programme
▪ Tuberculosis Control Programme
▪ Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative (TAEI)
▪ Non-Communicable Diseases Programme
▪ Universal Health Coverage Programme
▪ Tribal Health Programme
▪ Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme
▪ Integrated Disease Control Programme
▪ National Blindness Control Programme
▪ National Leprosy Eradication Programme
▪ Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy
• While Tamil Nadu has already achieved the Millennium Development Goals – 2015 set by the
United Nation and the National targets far ahead of most other States, it is also striving to achieve
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the year 2030.
• The report on India; Health of Nation States, The India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative, 2017
reveals that for every 100 deaths occurring in Tamil Nadu, 69.2% of the mortality is due to Non -
Communicable Diseases.

14. MATERNAL HEALTH

1. RMNCH+A Services: The Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Adolescent Health
Services are based on the provision of comprehensive care through the five pillars of
reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health. The main objective is to bring
about a change in three critical health indicators i.e. reducing total fertility rate, infant mortality
rate and maternal mortality ratio.

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2. Janani Suraksha Yojana: Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) Scheme is implemented with the vision to
increase institutional deliveries by providing cash assistance with antenatal care during the
pregnancy period, institutional care during delivery and immediate post-partum period. The
scheme provides financial assistance of ₹ 700 and ₹ 600 in rural and urban areas respectively to
all mothers delivering their babies in Government Health Institutions.
3. Janani Sishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK): The JSSK emphasises entitlements and elimination of
out-of-pocket expenses for both pregnant and sick newborns (up to 30 days after birth) in
Government health institutions. The entitlements under JSSK include free cashless delivery
(including caesarean), free drugs, free diagnostics, free provision of blood, free diet and free
transport to and from a health facility. LaQshya: LaQshya is a Quality improvement initiative in
Labour room & Maternity Operation Theatre, aiming at improving the quality of care provided
to mothers and newborns during intra-partum, immediate post-partum period and improving
the patient satisfaction in Government Healthcare Facilities.
4. Anaemia Mukt Bharat Scheme: An intensified Iron-plus Initiative aims to strengthen the existing
mechanisms and foster newer strategies for tackling anaemia. It focuses on six target beneficiary
groups (6–59 months, 5–9 years, 10–19 years, Women in Reproductive age group, Pregnant
Women (Since 12 weeks, Lactating mother till 180 days) through six interventions and six
institutional mechanisms to achieve the envisaged target under the Anemia Mukt Bharath. Iron
and Folic acid supplementation for 180 days is provided for pregnant and lactating mothers.
5. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matrithva Abhiyan/High-Risk Mother Observation: Pradhan Manthri
Surakshit Matrithva Abhiyan (PMSMA) aims to provide assured, comprehensive and quality
antenatal care free of cost universally to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month. PMSMA
guarantees a minimum package of antenatal care services to women in their 2nd/3rd trimester
of pregnancy at designated government health facilities. A system of mentoring by obstetricians
is placed in all districts for ensuring better and continuous monitoring of all pregnant women
especially the high-risk mothers.
6. e-Partograph and Digitalisation of Case Sheets: The partograph is a paper-based tool where
observations are recorded to provide an overview of labour and alert the Staff nurse in case of
any deviation in the progress of normal labour so as to prevent complications. Hence e -
partograph with digitalised case sheet was put forth for consideration in 21 high performing
primary health care facilities with low human resources on a pilot basis.
7. Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN): Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan Programme subsumes
all existing initiatives under Maternal Health Programme for ‘Zero Preventable Maternal and
Newborn Deaths’ under one umbrella. It aims to create a responsive health care system which
strives to achieve zero maternal and infant deaths through quality care provided with dignity and
respect.
8. Maternal Mortality Ratio: Tamil Nadu currently ranks the third lowest in Maternal Mortality
Ratio (MMR) with 60 per 100,000 live births among major States in India (SRS, 2016-2018). The
decline of MMR is attributed to all the targeted interventions and strategies implemented by the
State in the last two decades.

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SDG GOAL ACHIEVED IN MMR

15. CHILD HEALTH

• Attainment of the highest possible level of health and wellbeing for children through preventive
health care focused on Child Health policy and universal access to quality health care services
without financial hardship to beneficiaries is the Goal of the State.
• This would be achieved through increasing access, improving quality and lowering the cost of
healthcare delivery. The policy recognises the pivotal importance of achieving Sustainable
Development Goal 3 (SDG) (Reduce IMR to 13/1000 live births by 2025).
• A significant reduction in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 24 per 1000 live births in 2010 to 15 in
2018 as per Sample Registration System (SRS) Data 2018 against the National IMR of 33 is
indicative of the robust policy framework and sincere efforts of the Government to improve the
health profile of the State. In IMR, the State ranks the second-lowest among the major States in
the country.

• Community-based Child care Interventions and Out Reach Activities: The following Community-
based Child Care Interventions and Outreach activities are being implemented in the State for
effective child-care services.

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• Home-Based New Born Care(HBNC)

• Home-Based Young Child Care(HBYC)
• Anaemia Mukth Bharat (AMB)
• National Deworming Day Campaign
• Vitamin-A supplementation Programme
• Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight Programme (IDCF)
• Social Awareness and action to Neutralise Pneumonia (SAANS)
• Mother’s Absolute Affection(MAA)

16. IMMUNISATION
• Universal Immunisation Programme: The State has been vigorous in ensuring complete
immunisation of Children and pregnant women. The State has recorded more than 97% coverage
under different vaccinations over the years.
• Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (e-VIN): Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (e- VIN)
streamlines the vaccine flow network and contributes toward strengthening the health system
and ensures that the idea of Universal Immunisation is properly implemented.
• Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for very low birth weight Babies: The Pneumococcal
Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) effectively prevents the disease up to 90 per cent of people who get
immunised.
• Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram: Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) is being
implemented in Tamil Nadu since 2015. RBSK is an important initiative aiming at early
identification and early intervention for children from birth to 18 years of age to cover 4 ‘D’s viz.
Defects at birth, Deficiencies, Diseases, Development delays including disability.

17. MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM

• According to the report on Mental Health Survey, 2016 by the National Institute of Mental Health
and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), mental illness including Self -harm is the 3rd leading cause of
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) lost and depressive disorders as the 13th leading cause of
DALYs lost in the State of Tamil Nadu, which contributes to a total of 6.8% of total DALYs lost in
2016.
• It should also be noted that 25% of suicide and violence-related deaths happened in
• 15–39 years age group, contributing to the top 10 causes of death by age group among both sexes
in 2016.
• District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) is implemented in all 32 District Headquarters
Hospitals and all Medical College Hospitals.
• The services provided are outpatient and inpatient Services, Awareness campaigns and Training.

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• The Institute of Mental Health, Chennai, is the State Nodal Centre for implementing the District
Mental Health Programme. The State has also constituted a State Mental Health Authority
(SMHA)

Functions of SMHA

• Mental Health Review Board are being established to cover all the districts to enhance the
monitoring of mental health institutions.
• Registration of mental health professionals and health facilities including those implementing the
DMHP.
• To monitor admission, treatment and discharge of mentally-ill patients as stipulated in the act.
• To advise on the improvement of mental health services.
• In order to address this alarming rise in mental health issues, the following special initiatives have
been taken:
1. Institutional Screening for mental health disorders is being done by utilising the services of
trained NCD Staff Nurses in all the health care facilities in the State.
2. Community-Based Screening for mental health disorders has been incorporated into the
Population-Based Screening Program for NCDs by Women Health Volunteers / ASHAs through
an incentive model.
3. Follow up of all suicide attempted victims with mental health counselling at least with one
visit to the nearby PHC by the Satellite Clinic.
4. Ensuring free drug availability up to PHC level.
5. Utilisation of services of RBSK medical Officers for early identification of mental diseases
among school children.
6. Provision of counselling services for suicide attempted victims by a trained Psychologist from
the Institute of Mental Health, Chennai.
7. De-addiction centres have been established in Cuddalore, Kancheepuram and Tiruppur.

18. STRATEGIC DOCUMENT FOR TB-FREE TAMIL NADU BY 2025

1. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) was started in the year 1997 and
is being implemented throughout the state of Tamil Nadu since the year 2002.
2. Now, the State has drafted the Strategic Document for TB-Free Tamil Nadu by 2025, which clearly
spells out key strategies to achieve ‘TB-Free Tamil Nadu by 2025.’
3. The strategies are aimed at achieving the notification rates for each year from 2019 based on the
projections, to move towards TB elimination levels by 2025.
4. They have been developed based on the four principles of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2017-
2025 namely, ‘Detect-Treat-Prevent - Build’. Tamil Nadu is the first State to implement nutritional
support through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) in the country
from April 2018.

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5. By implementing these plans, Tamil Nadu will be able to achieve the goal of ‘Tuberculosis Free
Tamil Nadu 2025’.
6. All the special features of the TB Prevention Program have been integrated under the ‘National
Efficiency Plan’ for the period 2017 - 2025.
7. Efforts are also being made to bring about new changes in the TB prevention program.

19. MAKKALAI THEDI MARUTHUVAM

• The Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM) scheme is a flagship programme of the Tamil Nadu
Government offering a holistic and comprehensive set of ‘home-based health care services’.
• The beneficiaries under this scheme are brought under the Population Health Registry (PHR) for
continuous monitoring of the patients.
• The MTM scheme was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 05 August 2021 and
is implemented across Tamil Nadu in a phased manner.
• The ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ scheme provides services such as the delivery of
hypertension/diabetes mellitus drugs for patients who are 45 years and above and those with
restricted mobility, home-based palliative care and physiotherapy services, caring for end-stage
kidney failure patients, referral for essential services, identification of children with congenital
problems or any other health needs in the family to address the challenges in non-communicable
diseases.
• The field level team would include Women Health Volunteers (WHV) engaged through the Tamil
Nadu Corporation for Development of Women (TNCDW), Mid-Level Health Provider (MLHP),
palliative care nurses, physiotherapists and health inspectors, along with the monitoring support
of other public health field staff.
• All the beneficiaries identified through the ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ scheme will receive the
required services right from their doorsteps up to the level of medical colleges. In addition, a
branded vehicle is provided to each block to enable the block-level staff to reach the beneficiaries.
• This scheme is implemented at a tentative annual cost of ₹ 258 crores covering both rural and
urban areas. The financial and logistical needs of this scheme are currently met by utilising funds
approved in the respective programs under National Health Mission Tamil Nadu (NHM – TN) with
additional support from the Tamil Nadu Health System Reforms Project (TNHSRP), Chennai.
• This scheme is initially expected to reach around 30 lakh households, thereby
• benefiting around one crore population and is targeted to cover the entire state of Tamil Nadu
by the end of the year, which will immensely contribute to achieving the goal of ‘universal health
coverage’ in the state.
• As of 28 August 2021, 2,42,655 patients were benefitted from this scheme.

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Infection prevention, control and treatment

Treatment plan for infectious diseases:

1. In our society, fast-growing infectious diseases play a major role in the morbidity and
mortality rate.
2. Infectious Diseases The biggest challenge is the current lifestyle changes in urban and rural
areas and the associated pathogens.
3. According to the 2016 World Noise Report, 69.2% of deaths in Tamil Nadu are due to
infectious diseases and only 36.1% of deaths are due to heart diseases.
4. 65.3% of life expectancy due to DALY disability is due to infectious diseases, especially heart
disease.
5. The Infectious Diseases Control Program being implemented by the Government of Tamil
Nadu is the first major project to be implemented on a large scale in India.
6. The scheme is being implemented in 2516 Medical Centers in 32 districts of the State
including Primary Health Centers / Urban Primary Health Centers / Government Hospitals /
Government Medical College Hospitals.
7. Under this scheme, diagnostic tests, treatment and follow-up monitoring for blood pressure,
diabetes, ovarian, oral cancer and breast cancer are provided to those aged 30 years and
above.
8. This project was implemented till 15.09.2015 with the financial assistance of the World Bank
through the Tamil Nadu Health Project.
9. With the completion of the Tamil Nadu Health Program, all the services implemented under
the Infectious Diseases Control Program, one of the pioneering programs of the Governm ent
of Tamil Nadu, are being implemented in 2,600 health centers under the National Infectious
Disease Control and Control Program (NPCDCS) of the Central Government.

20. 108 – EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES

‘108’ Ambulance Service is being operated in Tamil Nadu through a single toll-free number and the
services are available 24x7 free to the public. This programme is implemented through a public-
private partnership between the Government of Tamil Nadu and GVK EMRI (Emergency
Management and Research Institute). Each ambulance with a pilot (driver) has one fully trained
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) who provides pre-hospital care to the patient.

Neonatal Ambulances

For the first time in India, neonatal emergencies were brought under the purview of public EMS (
Emergency medical services) in Tamil Nadu in June 2011. These ambulances are exclusively available
for handling emergencies of Newborn babies (0 to 28 days) who need to be transferred from a

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primary/secondary care hospital to a tertiary care hospital having Neonatal Intensive Care units
(NICU). These ambulances are equipped with lifesaving equipment like transport incubator and
syringe pump to handle emergencies. In addition, specially trained emergency medical technicians
are available for transit care. A total of 21,518 babies utilised this speciality service last year.
Currently, 65 ambulances are in operation in all the districts.

21. FREE HEARSE SERVICE

The Indian Red Cross Society is running this programme under the MoU with the Tamil Nadu Health
System Project. Under this programme, the deceased are transported to the place of funeral or home
free of cost, irrespective of the distance within the [Link] service also renders support during
major accidents, natural calamities and disasters by transporting the deceased to the government
hospitals for autopsy and then to their destination.

Insurance Scheme

• The Government of Tamil Nadu launched Chief Minister Kalaignar’s Insurance Scheme for life-
saving treatments on 23 July 2009 to ensure that poor and low-income groups who cannot afford
costly treatment are able to get free treatment in government as well as private hospitals for
serious ailments.
• Under this scheme, each beneficiary family has been insured for availing of free treatment up to
₹ 1 lakhs. The Government paid the entire premium for this purpose.
• This scheme covers 1.58 crore families whose annual income is less than ₹ 72,000.
• The Government of India’s flagship programme of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojana (AB PMJAY) has been operationalised by the Government of Tamil Nadu and integrated
along with Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) from 23
September 2018.
• About 77.71 lakh families have been identified as beneficiaries in the AB PMJAY scheme and a 60
per cent premium amount is being given.
• The salient features of the integrated CMCHIS PMJAY are as follows:
• At present, 1,059 hospitals (267 government hospitals and 792 private hospitals) are empaneled
under this scheme.
• Sum Insured:All the beneficiary families get health coverage up to ₹ 5 lakhs per year/per family.
• Procedures: A total of 1,450 medical and surgical treatment procedures (including 154 specialised
procedures, 154 follow-up procedures, 38 standalone diagnostic and 8 high-end procedures) are
covered under this scheme.
• A majority of the socially and economically underprivileged population have been covered under
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• Orphans as defined by the state government are also covered under this scheme. CMCHIS health
insurance cards used for processing claims can be obtained from kiosks in District Collectorates
and can be downloaded and printed from the CMCHIS website.

22. EXTENSIVE EMERGENCY MATERNITY AND INFANT CARE CENTERS

• Tamil Nadu alone is the state where 65% of births occur in government hospitals. An examination
of the information on deliveries taking place in government hospitals reveals that mothers seek
out centers with a blood bank and specialized juvenile care unit where 24x7 hour caesarean
section can be performed for safe delivery and care of the young baby.
• In anticipation of this, the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2003 established the Comprehensive
Emergency Maternity and Infant Care (CEmoNC) Centers through the Tamil Nadu Health Program
(TNHSP).
• There are 126 Seemang Centers in Tamil Nadu set up in Government Me dical College Hospitals,
District Hospitals and Specialized Circle / Non-Circle Hospitals.

23. FOOD SAFETY AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

• The Government of India has enacted the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, by repealing the
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and seven other food-related laws to regulate
manufacturers, storage, distribution, sale and import of food products.
• This Act is being implemented in the entire country with effect from 5 August 2011. The Tamil
Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department was formed to implement this Act.
• A separate Food Safety Department headed by the Commissioner of Food Safety and assisted by
the Director and Additional Commissioner of Food Safety, other supportive staff at the state level,
32 Designated Officers at the district level and 394 Food Safety Officers at the field level are
available to implement this new Act.
• The Tamil Nadu Food Safety Appellate Tribunal was formed and started functioning in February
2019.
• The Presiding Officer, Registrar and Assistant Public Prosecutor (Grade-I) are posted to this
tribunal. 136 appeal cases have been filed in this tribunal so far and out of which, 23 appeal cases
have been filed during the year 2020–21.

Licensing and Registration Certificate

Online licensing/Registration facility is now implemented in all the districts. Issuing the License/
Registration certificate to the food business operators as per the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006,
is the basic responsibility of this department.

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24. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES MANAGEMENT

The Public Health Department, along with other departments, is playing a pivotal role in controlling
communicable diseases through community participation and the tireless involvement of frontline
workers. Infectious diseases are mainly transmitted through water, food, air, fomites, bacteria, virus,
fungi and vectors like mosquitoes.

Tamil Nadu has always been the front runner in the prevention, control and treatment of
communicable and non-communicable diseases. Infectious diseases are notified to the concerned
local bodies and PHCs for organising the control measures. The Integrated Diseases Surveillance
Programme (IDSP) monitors the occurrence of communicable diseases on a 24x7 basis. The
promotion of environmental sanitation, immunisation and early identification and treatment of cases
are the key strategies followed for the prevention and control of communicable diseases.

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPDs), namely Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Hepatitis B

diseases, Diarrhoeal diseases, Haemophilus Influenzae B, Tetanus, Poliomyelitis, Measles, Rubella,
Rotavirus and Japanese Encephalitis (in selected 14 endemic districts) are covered under the
Universal Immunisation Programme.

Immunisation Programme

In 1978, Tamil Nadu started the immunisation programme against six VPDs under the Extended
Programme on Immunisation (EPI) for all pregnant women and their newborns.

In 1985, to strengthen the immunisation programme further, the Universal Immunisation Programme
(UIP) was launched. Under the UIP, vaccination is provided to protect children and pregnant mothers
against the VPDs namely Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Haemophilus Influenzae B,
Tetanus, Poliomyelitis, Measles, Rubella, Rotavirus diarrhoeal disease and Japanese Encephalitis (in
selected endemic districts).

Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI)

To eradicate Polio from the country, the Government of India conducts Pulse Polio Immunisation
every year. Tamil Nadu had attained a ‘Polio Free Status’ since 2004 and for the past 17 years, no
polio case has been detected. In 2021, a round of polio vaccination camp was completed on 31-01-
2021.

Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination

Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccination is given at the age of nine months to 12 months and at 16
months to 24 months as a booster dose and implemented in 14 identified endemic districts.

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Mission Indra Dhanush (MID)

The Mission Indra Dhanush programme is a special drive to vaccinate all unvaccinated and partially
vaccinated children below two years and pregnant women.

Measles-Rubella Vaccine
The Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign is conducted targeting all children below nine months and
15 years.

Rota Virus Vaccine in Tamil Nadu

Rotavirus vaccine is being administered in routine immunisation as five drops orally for infants at the
age of 6, 10 and 14 weeks, along with pentavalent and oral polio vaccine.

Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

In India, over 1.2 million children die before their fifth birthday. Nearly 15.9 per cent of deaths are
due to pneumonia. In order to provide protection against the disease, the pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine has been included in routine immunisation for infants at the sixth and fourteenth weeks and
a booster dose at the age of nine months.
State Level Training of Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV) Vaccine Program was conducted on
29.09.2021 and 08.07.2021 with the aim of implementing in five more states including Tamil Nadu
through Virtual Video Conference.
This was followed by a similar training meeting for all districts and the launch of the program.
Minister of Medicine and Public Welfare inaugurated the project on 13.07.2021 (UPHC) at
Poovirunthavalli. Further the scheme was launched in all the districts on 23.07.2021.

Introduction of Hepatitis-B Vaccine to Healthcare Workers

All healthcare workers are at risk for exposure to infectious materials, including blood or body fluids,
contaminated medical supplies and equipment or contaminated environmental surfaces and need to
be vaccinated against the Hepatitis B vaccine.

National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme

Dengue: Dengue fever, a life-threatening disease, is in a declining trend when compared to previous
years. Necessary control measures are taken along with the coordination of local bodies to reduce
morbidity and mortality. A total of around 25,000 domestic breeding checkers carry out Aedes
mosquito control on a daily basis.

• In Tamil Nadu, there are more than 131 Dengue ELISA IgM centres where tests for
• Dengue fever are being carried out.

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• Adequate stock of diagnostic kits, medicines, blood and blood platelets is being ensured
frequently for the treatment of Dengue.
• Chikungunya: It is a viral disease and is also spread due to Aedes mosquitoes. The prevention and
control measures against Chikungunya are carried out in an integrated manner with the Dengue
control measures.

Zika

This disease is a type of viral fever transmitted primarily to people through the bite of infected Aedes
mosquitoes, which can also transmit Chikungunya, Dengue and Yellow fever. It usually causes mild
illness. More common symptoms are fever or rash appearing a few days after a person is bitten by
infected vector mosquitoes. Other symptoms may be conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain and
fatigue. The symptoms usually last for two to seven days. Zika virus can be prevented by keeping a
clean environment by eliminating Aedes mosquito breeding sites in and around human dwellings and
public places such as schools, colleges, offices, etc.

Malaria
The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) was implemented in Tamil Nadu in 1953 and India
is in the process of malaria elimination by 2030. Though the number of cases has shown a steady
decline, it is still reported in a few urban and rural areas in Tamil Nadu, viz. Chennai,
Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts. Two rounds of indoor residual spray are
being carried out in malaria-endemic villages to prevent malaria transmission due to monsoon. Long-
lasting insecticidal-treated mosquito nets are distributed to the public among those who are living in
malaria-endemic areas.

Filaria

The National Filarial Control Programme was implemented in Tamil Nadu in 1957. The Mass Drug
Administration Programme was started in 1996 in Cuddalore district as a pilot project and this was
extended in 1997–98 to all endemic districts. Tamil Nadu is in the process of eliminating Lymphatic
Filariasis. Tamil Nadu is one of the few states in India to reach the status of Filaria elimination.

Japanese Encephalitis

Japanese Encephalitis is caused by a virus of zoonotic origin. Mosquitoes transmit this disease and
pigs are the main amplifying hosts of this disease. Fourteen districts are considered Japanese-
Encephalitis-endemic districts. Further, the children in these districts were included under routine
immunisation and two doses of Japanese Encephalitis vaccination are being given in the age group
of nine months and from 16 to 24 months.

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Leptospirosis
The disease is rarely transmitted to humans. Leptospirosis germs are transmitted through the urine
of animals, especially rats, exposed to stagnant water during the rainy season. Infection occurs when
humans enter these water bodies.

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that requires timely diagnosis, treatment and control measures.
Leptospirosis testing facilities are available in all District Public Health Laboratories, State Public
Health Laboratory, Institute of Vector Control and Zoonosis (IVC&Z) in Hosur and Tamil Nadu
Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS). The main preventive measure for
leptospirosis is to create awareness about the disease, its mode of transmission and its prevention.

Swine Flu

It is one of the types of influenza fever. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has downgraded its
pandemic alert and declared it a seasonal Influenza. Apart from awareness and focus on hand
washing, the Public Health Department has stocked adequate stocks of Oseltamivir capsules. Swine
flu patients are categorised based on the severity of symptoms and treated as per standard treatment
protocols. The focus is on contact tracing and treatment and the special focus is on the high-risk
groups, especially pregnant women, children and people with diabetes and chronic illnesses.

Mucormycosis

Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that spreads through fungal spores and mostly affects people
with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, immuno-suppressed individuals, patients on prolonged ICU stay,
etc. Mucormycosis can be prevented by wearing clean and hygienic masks, maintaining personal
hygiene, adequate glycemic control and appropriate and judicious use of steroids, antibiotics and
antifungals.
Tamil Nadu has declared Mucormycosis as a Notified Disease under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897.
Tamil Nadu has strengthened the surveillance and control measures against this disease as per the
national guidelines.

25. INTEGRATED DISEASE MONITORING PROGRAM

The Integrated Disease Surveillance Program was launched in 2005-2006 and was extended to two
more years in March 2010. The project continues to be funded by the National State Welfare
Movement. The State Monitoring Center operates out of the Directorate of Public Health and
Preventive Medicine, and the District Monitoring Center operates out of the Office of the Deputy
Director Health Services in all revenue districts.

Integrated Health Information Portal (IHIP)

1. The Integrated Disease Surveillance Program is currently being updated as an integrated health
information website and is receiving daily reports instead of weekly reports.

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2. The Integrated Health Information Network (IHIP) has been launched from 01.04.2021 and
district wise infection information is uploaded daily through government and private hospitals.
3. All infection symptoms are uploaded daily via S, P and L forms.
4. Form S - Details of those with daily symptoms of infection are uploaded through the health field
staff.
5. Medical officers upload the details of those diagnosed with clinical infections through Form P.
6. Form L is uploaded based on the details of laboratory tests of water / blood s amples of the
infected.

26. TAEI PLAN (TAMIL NADU ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY INITIATIVE)

The Government of Tamil Nadu has been implementing the Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency
Initiative (TAEI) with the objective of strengthening emergency services at all levels by recognizing
the dangerously increasing number of illnesses and deaths due to emergencies. Primary, secondary,
tertiary and fourth tier).

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SU ST AIN ABLE DE V E LO PM E N T G O ALS 3 ST RAT E G IE S O F

T AM IL N ADU

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include one specific goal for health – Ensure healthy lives
and promote well-being for all at all ages, with 13 targets including many linkages and cross-cutting
elements, thereby reflecting the necessity of an integrated and comprehensive approach to achiev ing
the SDGs by 2030.

SDG 3 Major Indicators: Targets and Achievements

Category Indicator Target Present Source

Status
Maternal and Maternal Mortality Ratio 70 60 SRS 2016-18
Child Health Care (MMR)
Under-five Mortality 25 17 SRS 2018
Rate
Neonatal mortality rate 12 10 SRS 2018
Ending the epidemics of 11.2% of the
Communicable AIDS, 0 total GBD 2016
Diseases Tuberculosis (TB), Disability- (Global Burden of
Malaria, Neglected adjusted Life Diseases, Injuries, and
Tropical Diseases Years Risk Factors Study
(NTD), etc. (DALYs) 2016)
Non- Reduction of premature
communicable mortality by one-third 1,40,000 3,80,000 CRS 2019
Diseases
Trauma/ Injuries Reduction of Road SCRB 2019
Traffic Accidents (RTA) 8,125 10,525
by 50% by 2030

SDG 3 Goals and Major Implementation Strategies adopted by Tamil Nadu

[Link] Implementation Strategies of Tamil Nadu

SDG 3 Goals
1. Reduction of global a. Provision of 24x7 delivery care services
Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to less b. Promotion of institutional deliveries at public
than 70 per 1,00,000 live births by facilities
2030 c. Birth attendance by skilled health professionals

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d. All 400 Block/Zones mentoring on a virtual and

real-time basis by the obstetricians, including
Chennai
e. Tracking of EDD mothers (estimated due date
)/High-risk mothers through PICME (Pregnancy and
Infant Cohort Monitoring and Evaluation)
f. Interim COVID-19 Care Centres (ICCC) at 47 UG PHC
(Primary Health Centre )exclusively for mothers
affected with COVID-19
g. Early childhood development services (for the
first 1,000 days) through 102 call centres
h. Ensuring AN and PN mother vaccination for
COVID-19
i. Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit
Scheme (MRMBS)
j. Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and
Newborn Care (CEmONC) Services
k. High-risk mother observation
l. Ensuring Maternal & Child Health (MCH)
protocols
m. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
n. Janani Sishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)
o. Drugs/Diagnostics/Diet/Drop-back facility
p. Emergency transport services
q. Maternal anemia intervention (Blood bank, Iron
sucrose)
r. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Comprehensive
Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS)
s. Girl Child Protection Scheme (Social Welfare
Department)
t. Maternal death audit (State and district-level)
u. Strengthening of district hospitals by the
commencement of the Diplomate of National
Board programme.
2. An end to the preventable deaths of a. Provision of resuscitation and essential newborn
newborns and children under five care services
years of age, with all countries aiming b. Facility-based newborn care
to reduce neonatal mortality to at c. Home-based newborn care
least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births d. Integrated Management of Neonatal and
and under-five mortality to at least Childhood Illness (IMNCI) services
as low as 25 per 1,000 live births by e. Janani Sishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)

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2030 f. Neonatal Ambulances Special Newborn Care Unit

(SNCU)/ Newborn Stabilisation Unit
(NBSU)/Newborn Care Corner (NBCC)/Kangaroo
Mother Care (KMC)
g. Provision of immunisation services
h. Screening of children under Rashtriya Bal
Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) scheme for birth
defects, diseases, deficiencies and developmental
delays
i. Nutrition rehabilitation centres
j. Growth monitoring and supplementary nutrition
through the Integrated Child Development Scheme
(ICDS)
3. End the epidemics of AIDS, a. Effective implementation of the National AIDS
Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Control Programme through the Tamil Nadu
Tropical Diseases and combat State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS)
Hepatitis, Water-borne diseases and b. Implementation of the National Tuberculosis
other communicable diseases by Elimination Programme (NTEP), Multi-Drug
2030 Resistant (MDR) and Extensively Drug-Resistant
TB (XDR-TB) management
c. Tamil Nadu’s TB Prevalence Survey for
identifying hotspots and community based
specific interventions
d. Implementation of the National Vector Borne
Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) in
coordination with the Department of Public
Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH-PM) and
local bodies/Provision of Domestic Breeding
Checkers (DBCs)
e. Implementation of the Integrated Disease
Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
f. Establishment of district public health
laboratories through lab information systems
g. Strengthening of existing laboratory services to
meet Indian Public Health Standards
4. Reduction of premature mortality by a. Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam: A comprehensive
one-third from non-communicable set of home-based health care services
diseases through prevention and b. For the Implementation of the non-
treatment and promote mental communicable diseases Programme
health and well-being by 2030 c. Establishment of NCD clinics in all health facilities
d. Coverage of NCD complications under CMCHIS

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e. Implementation of the National Mental Health

Programme
f. Home-based palliative care and physiotherapy
services
g. Caring for end-stage kidney failure patients with
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
(CAPD) services
5. Strengthen the prevention and a. Establishment of de-addiction centres
treatment of substance abuse, b. Suicide helpline and counseling services
including narcotic drug abuse and
harmful use of alcohol
6. Halve the number of global deaths a. Tamil Nadu Accident & Emergency Care Initiative
and injuries from b. Tamil Nadu State Trauma Care Policy
Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) by 2020 c. TAEI Surveillance Centres
d. TAEI-Trauma Registry
7. Ensuring universal access to sexual a. Implementation of Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya
and reproductive healthcare services, Karyakram
including family planning, b. Establishment of adolescent-friendly health
information and education and the clinics
integration of reproductive health c. Provision of Integrated Counselling and Testing
into national strategies and Centre
programmes by 2030 d. Weekly Iron Folic Acid (WIFS) supplementation
e. Provision of free sanitary napkins under the
Menstrual Hygiene Scheme
f. Establishment of 104 centralised call centres
8. Achieve universal health coverage, a. Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam
including financial risk protection, b. Population Health Registry for tracking patients
access to quality essential healthcare c. Right to Health
services and access to safe, effective, d. Health and wellness centres strengthening
quality, affordable essential
medicines and vaccines for all
9. Substantially reduce the number of a. Climate Change Cell at the state level
deaths and illnesses from hazardous b. Implementation of the Bio-medical Waste
chemicals, air/water/soil Management Rules, 2016
Pollution and contamination by 2030 c. Implementation of the Food Safety and
Standards Act (FSSA), 2006
10. Strengthen the implementation of a. Implementation of the National Tobacco Control
the framework convention on Programme (NTCP)
tobacco control b. Establishment of state & district tobacco control
cells
c. Enactment of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco

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Products Act, 2003 or COTPA, 2003

11. Provide access to medicines and a. Providing free drugs, vaccines and diagnostics in
vaccines for all; support the research all government health facilities
and development of vaccines and b. Providing financial support to King Institute of
medicines for all Preventive Medicine and Resource Centre
12. Increase health financing and a. Provision of a substantial increase in the health
workforce health budget
b. Recruitment of health manpower through
exclusive Medical Services Recruitment Board
(MRB)
13. Strengthen capacity for early a. Implementation of the Integrated Disease
warning, risk reduction and Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
management of health risks b. Provision of capacity building of health
functionaries

• Tamil Nadu has achieved significant progress in maternal and child health in the last few decades.
Tamil Nadu has 99.99 per cent institutional deliveries (Health Management Information System
2021) and an MMR of 60 deaths per one lakh population (SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM, SRS
2018), clearly surpassing the SDG 2030.
• Further, the Under-5 Mortality Rate (U-5MR) has declined from 20 per 1,000 live births in 2015
to 17 as per recent SRS 2018, which is also much lower than the national U-5MR of 36. Tamil Nadu
has registered a reduction in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 19 per 1,000 live births in 2015 to
15 per live births in 2018, which is lower than the national IMR of 32 per 1,000 live births. Also,
the immunisation coverage is about 99 per cent (State HMIS 2021), nearing the target of
reaching full immunisation coverage.
• Significant achievements in vital health indicators such as low fertility rate, low mortality rate and
increase in average life expectancy combined with changes in dietary pattern, food habits and
environmental and social determinants have led to an epidemiological transition and
demographic transition in Tamil Nadu, resulting in a rise of NCD-related illnesses.

The current major challenges faced by Tamil Nadu include:

1. Sustaining the achievements made in vital health indicators

2. Addressing emerging issues related to the rise in mortality and morbidity due to NCDs, ageing,
mental health, climate change, etc., apart from the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic and
other communicable diseases
3. Addressing the unmet needs for affordable, accessible and equitable healthcare
4. Community empowerment and participatory governance
The programmes enumerated in the table above have indicated the way forward in overcoming the
challenges and achieving the remaining targets well ahead of 2030.

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Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative

The Government of Tamil Nadu has recognised the alarmingly rising morbidity and mortality due to
emergency conditions and has been implementing the Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care
Initiative (TAEI) with the aim of strengthening emergency care services in Tamil Nadu across all levels
of healthcare (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary).

Aim of TAEI

To establish a sustainable model of emergency care service delivery in Tamil Nadu.

Objectives of TAEI

1. To reduce the trauma morbidity and mortality in Tamil Nadu by half by the year 2023
2. To reduce the myocardial infarction-related morbidity and mortality by one-third by the year
2023
3. To reduce burn injury-related morbidity and mortality by one-third by the year 2023
4. To reduce the self-harm and poison-related morbidity and mortality by two-third by the year
2023
5. To reduce cerebrovascular accident morbidity and mortality by one-third by the year 2023
6. To reduce pediatric emergency-related morbidity and mortality by half by the year 2023

Emergency Department (ED) is being created in all hospitals by reorganising the existing casualty
with Emergency Room (ER), Hybrid High Dependency Unit (HHDU), Emergency Operation Theatre,
Computed Tomography (CT) scan/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), mobile X-ray facility and
counselling and rehabilitation room in the ED premises.

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RE C E N T T AM ILN ADU G O V E RN M E N T SC HE M ES

1. URBAN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME

1. Launch date - 11 December 2021
2. Starting place - Seelanayakkanpatti, Salem
3. An urban employment scheme worth ₹ 100 crores is to be implemented at the state level to
improve the livelihood of the urban poor and common people.
4. The main objective of this scheme is to improve livelihood opportunities in urban areas.

Key Features

• Natural resource management tasks

• Flood prevention works
• Protecting the environment
• Creating infrastructure such as greening urban space
• Promoting social and gender equality
• Improving livelihoods and social security by increasing employment
• Creating skills-based jobs
• Creation and maintenance of public properties
• Carry out tasks related to the protection of greenery and the environment and natural resource
management

2. NAMAKKU NAAMME (PLAN FOR OURSELVES) SCHEME

1. Launch date - 11 December 2021
2. Starting place – Seelanayakkanpatti, Salem
3. Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi announced the 1997–98 Finance Plan, a
programme for people with the participation of the people to strengthen and disseminate the
self-help and self-reliance of the people.
4. The purpose of this programme is to promote and strengthen the self-reliance of the people,
implement the schemes required by the people with their contribution and create and maintain
public properties.

This scheme was earlier called ‘Village Self-Sufficiency Scheme’.

• Furthermore, this scheme involves individuals who are directly involved in everything from
planning for development work to mobilising resources, carrying out tasks and supervising.

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• The implementation of the Namakku Naamme Scheme is estimated at a cost of ₹ 300 crores at
the state level.
• This scheme will be implemented with the assistance of the public and government funding. At
least one-third of the evaluation of schemes will be undertaken in corporations, municipalitie s
and metropolitan areas.

3. STATE RURAL LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMME

The Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Scheme has been revamped and implemented at a cost of ₹
809.79 crores for the benefit of 36,218 women's self-help groups.

1. The Government of Tamil Nadu has been implementing the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood
Scheme as a special scheme since 2012–13.
2. The cost of this scheme is borne by the Government of India and the Tamil Nadu Government in
the ratio of 60 : 40.
3. The objective of the Tamil Nadu Rural Livelihood Scheme is to create strong and vibrant women's
organisations for the rural poor.

• The goal of this scheme is to include the poorest and most vulnerable people into the
mainstream.
• Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) are set up to provide sustainable livelihood
opportunities to the target population.

Key Features

• Identify poor people who are missing out and include them in self -help groups
• Establishment and strengthening of social organisations with the rural poor
• Social development of the rural poor through capacity building
• Encourage the livelihoods of the poor, including people targeted for violence in society and the
alternatively able-bodied
• Improve the quality of self-help group products and provide marketable opportunities
• Fund self-help groups for members to undertake economic activities
• Coordinate their financial and non-financial services and their effective use by government
departments
• Train the rural poor to access basic amenities and to maintain and protect their environment and
health properly
• To increase family income by achieving livelihood improvements and financial and other services

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4. THE ‘SAVE US 48’ OR ‘LET'S SAVE LIFE’ SCHEME

It is a universally accepted notion that in order to prevent casualties, the so-called ‘Golden Hour’
must be hospitalized within an hour.

Launch date – 18 December 2021

Starting place – Melmaruvathur Adiparasakthi Medical College and Research Station,

Chengalpattu

• Under this scheme, an incentive of ₹ 5,000 will be given to the person who admits the pers on
injured to the hospital, Treatment at a cost of ₹ 1 lakh coverage will be provided to the person by
the government who is a victim of the accident.
• Under this scheme, all those who have and do not have the Chief Ministers Health Insurance Card,
those who belong to other states or foreigners, irrespective of the income limit, those injured in
road accidents within the borders of Tamil Nadu will be provided free medical treatment for the
first 48 hours, free of cost.
• For the selected 81 systems of medical treatment, treatment will be carried out at a ceiling limit
of up to ₹ 1 lakh per person. A total of 609 hospitals, 201 government hospitals and 408 private
hospitals, approved for this scheme, have been merged on the basis of their eligibility to provide
medical treatment.

Reason to Start the Scheme:

• Though the number of accidents in Tamil Nadu is high, it has been declining for the last five years.
• 17,218 people lost their lives in 71,431 accidents in 2016 and 10,525 in 57,728 accidents in 2019.
• The number of accidents has come down to 45,489 in 2020 and the number of fatalities reduced
to 8,060 from 8616.
• However, in Tamil Nadu, which is one of the leading states in terms of road accidents and
fatalities, there should be an even greater reduction.
• The Tamil Nadu government's objective is to bring down the mortality rate of road accidents from
23.9 per lakh population to 23.9 per lakh population and to take immediate steps to prevent
deaths on the road and avoid accidents, so that road trips become more secure for the general
public.

5. MAGIZH MATH (HAPPINESS MATHEMATICS) SCHEME

In Tamil Nadu, an innovative scheme called 'Magizh Math' was launched on 13 January 2022 on
behalf of Integrated School Education (Samagraksha) to enable government school students to
understand and learn mathematics with interest.

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In this regard, more than 25,000 mathematics teachers teaching from classes 6 to 12 will be given
two days of virtual training on 'Happiness Mathematics' in the first phase.

Objective:

1. The objective of the 'Happiness Mathematics' scheme is to enable the students studying in
government schools to learn mathematics without fear, with joy, with ease of understanding
and interest by teaching the subject of mathematics through simple and simple activities.
2. In school education, mathematics is given utmost importance in all school subjects. Compared
to other subjects, excessive pressure is required to perform mathematical activities.
Children's active acquisition of numerical skills in mathematics is the development of
comprehension skills or memorisation.
3. In Tamil Nadu, 6,948 Government Middle Schools have been sanctioned for 'Magizh Maths'
Scheme to teach mathematics through simple activities to the students studying in classes 6
to 8.

6. MAKKALAI THEDI MARUTHUVAM

• For the first time in India, the ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ scheme was launched on 5 August
2021 at Chamanapalli village in Soolagiri Panchayat Union in the Krishnagiri district.
• Apart from Krishnagiri, this scheme was inaugurated by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister through
video conferencing in seven districts viz. Coimbatore, Chennai, Salem, Madurai, Thanjavur, Trichy
and Tirunelveli.
• In Tamil Nadu, these services will be provided to 20 lakh people in the first phase and will also
soon be provided to one crore people.
• Under this scheme, some essential services will be provided to the patients at their doorsteps.
• Many people suffering from diseases such as diabetes and blood pressure are taking tablets from
hospitals. Such patients will be identified and given the required medicines directly to their
homes.
• Persons with disabilities and persons above 45 years of age will be identified and health check-
up will be carried out for them.

Reason for the Launch of this Scheme:

The recently released results of the National Family Welfare Survey-5 (June 2019 and April 2021)
have raised a lot of concerns. The study has confirmed that nearly 39.1 per cent of women and 42.1
per cent of men had sugar levels above 141.

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The Comprehensive National Dietetics Survey (CNNS 2016–18) has confirmed that 6.3 per cent of
Indian children aged 5 to 9 years and 7.8 per cent in the age group of 7 to 19 years are at risk of
developing diabetes.

This survey also found that 5.3 per cent of children were at risk of developing high blood pressure.

The remaining 88 per cent to 90 per cent of the population, except for the control patients, is more
likely to have a heart attack, kidney disease or stroke over the next 10 to 15 years, according to
clinical studies.

Only 10.3 per cent of people with diabetes had it under control and only 7.3 per cent had their
blood pressure under control, according to this survey.

7. GREEN TAMIL NADU MISSION

• 16 November 2021: The Tamil Nadu Mission for Sustainable Green Cover in Agricultural Lands
was launched. Under this scheme, 73 lakh high-value saplings worth ₹ 11.24 crores will be
distributed to farmers.
• According to the Government Order that was issued, saplings such as teak, red sandalwood,
acacia, sandalwood, vengai, manjal kadambu, rosewood, malai neem, mahony poovarasu and
karumarutham will be distributed to the farmers.
• The Tamil Nadu Government will collect these saplings from the State Forest Department at a
cost of ₹ 15 per piece and distribute them free of cost to farmers. A study team will check the
survival of these saplings and based on their report, farmers will be given ₹ 7 as a subsidy in the
second, third and fourth years after these high-value saplings are distributed.
• At least 30 per cent of the budget allocated for providing saplings has been reserved for women
farmers and 50 per cent for small and marginal farmers.
• Green Tamil Nadu Mission will cover 4,500 sq. km in 10 years by reorganising degraded forest
cover by planting 35 to 40 inland species to increase the forest density in the open forest area.
• This mission also aims to increase tree cover outside forest areas by planting 260 crore saplings
in 10 years in 13,500 sq. km of farmlands, fallow lands, lands of police and security agencies,
corporate lands, roadsides and panchayat tanks.

According to the Indian State Forest Report (ISFR) 2019, Tamil Nadu has increased its forest cover
by 83.02 sq. km, compared to the previous assessment report of ISFR 2017. The total forest cover
of Tamil Nadu is 26,364.02 sq. km. However, the worrying sign is that only 3,605.49 sq. km is
classified as Very Dense Forests (VDF) and the National Forest Policy of 1988 states that 33 per cent
of the total area of a state should be forested.

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8. ILLAM THEDI KALVI PROGRAMME

The 'Illam Thedi Kalvi' (Doorstep Education at Home) Programme was launched at
Mudaliarkuppam in the Villupuram district on 27 October 2021.

• In order to reduce the learning gap and losses of students studying from classes 1 to 8 in schools
during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, it is proposed to implement this scheme called ‘Illam
Thedi Kalvi’ across Tamil Nadu.
• This programme will be implemented across Tamil Nadu at an estimated cost of ₹ 200 crores
under 100 per cent financial contribution from the Tamil Nadu Government.
• Illam Thedi Kalvi will be implemented in 12 districts across Tamil Nadu by 2022. These include
Nagapattinam, The Nilgiris, Dindigul, Cuddalore, Trichy, Erode, Thanjavur, Madurai, Kanyakumari,
Krishnagiri, Villupuram and Kanchipuram.
• Tamil Nadu’s Ministry of School Education has launched awareness vehicles for this programme.

Objective of the Scheme

• To provide learning opportunities to students with the participation of volunteers through small
groups near the students' residences apart from school hours outside the school premises
• To re-strengthen the learning skills already acquired by the students in the school environment
through the activities of the ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ programme
• To provide easy learning opportunities to students for a period of at least six months , time
(between 5 pm to 7 pm) daily and to participate in daily learning activities in a phased manner.

9. NAAN MUDHALVAN SCHEME

On 1 March 2022, an ambitious skill development programme called the Tamil Nadu ‘Naan
Mudhalvan’ scheme was launched.

• Through this scheme, the Tamil Nadu Government will provide skills to 10 lakh youth across Tamil
Nadu every year to enable them to realise their talents for the benefit of India.

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• This skill development and guidance programme has been developed in order to enable school
and college students and youth of Tamil Nadu to succeed not only in studies but also in life. A
website ([Link]) has been created for this purpose.
• The objective of the ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ web portal is to provide easy access to information about
higher education courses and related placements for students studying from classes 9 to 12.
Instant information on entrance exams, scholarships and education loans for students are also
available here.
• ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ portal includes more than 2,000 educational institutions and more than 300
professional guidance that can be obtained through these institutions. This portal also contains
information on more than 150 scholarships for higher education across India.

Highlights

• The highlight of this scheme is to identify and further encourage the unique talents of the
students of government and government-aided schools, colleges and universities. These students
will be guided on what they can study, where they can study and how they can study.
• In addition to special training in Tamil, training will be imparted on writing in English, speaking
fluently and preparing for the interview.
• Training courses like coding, robotics, etc., will be conducted for school students as per the latest
technological advancements. Summer special classes will be conducted with outstanding
achievers in each field.
• Government ITIs will be upgraded to Industry 4.0 grade. According to the merit and interest of
the students, admission to the best institutions/reputed universities/skill development
institutions of India will also be ensured through this series of training.
• Employment opportunities in government departments and institutions of Tamil Nadu,
employment opportunities in the Union Government and employment in other states will be
notified under this scheme and the training will be coordinated. The availability and continuation
of employment opportunities by the trained beneficiaries will be monitored on a regular basis.
• Apart from this, integrated job fairs will also be conducted based on needs. A portal with all the
details of the project will be created.
• Under the direct supervision of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the Special Programme
Implementation Department will coordinate this ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ scheme.

Further, a committee headed by District Collectors will implement this scheme in their respective
districts.

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10. MONTHLY STIPEND OF ₹ 1,000 FOR GIRLS SCHEME

• All girl students who have studied from classes 6 to 12 in government schools will be directly
transferred ₹ 1,000 to their bank accounts in the form of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) every
month.
• This scholarship amount will be given till the girl students complete their undergraduate, diploma
and ITI courses unhindered. Students eligible for higher education assurance programme can also
get other scholarships.
• The New Higher Education Guarantee Scheme of the Government of Tamil Nadu aims to
encourage the girl children belonging to economically backward families to pursue higher
education.
• The Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu said during the Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2022–23 that the
Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Marriage Assistance Scheme swill now be converted into the
Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Guarantee Scheme.

Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Marriage Assistance Scheme

• The Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Marriage Assistance Scheme was launched by former
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in 1989 to promote the education and marriage of girl
children belonging to poor families.
• Under this scheme, girls who have completed class 10 will get ₹ 25,000 and eight grams of gold
coin was issued.
• The New Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Guarantee Scheme is being
launched as a revamped version of the earlier marriage assistance scheme.
• The new scheme recognises that the enrolment rate of girl students pursuing higher education in
government schools is very low.
• About 6 lakh students can benefit from the Tamil Nadu Moolaloor Ramamiratham Ammayar
Higher Education Guarantee Scheme every year. For this new project, Rs 698 crore has been
allocated in the 2022-23 Tamil Nadu budget.

11. VARUMUN KAPPOM PLAN

• The Varumun Kappom (Save Ourselves) Scheme was re-launched at Vazhapadi in the Salem
district on 29 September 2021.
• This scheme was revived in Tamil Nadu with a view to preventing diseases from affecting people
and with a view that people should be protected from diseases.

When M. Karunanidhi was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, he introduced the ‘Varumun Kappom’
Scheme on 30 December 2006. He inaugurated this project at the Anna Boys Higher Secondary
School in Poonamallee. Subsequently, this scheme was implemented intensively throughout Tamil
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• Through this scheme, the Tamil Nadu Health Department has planned to conduct Varumun
Kapom camps at 1,240 places across Tamil Nadu every year.
• These camps will have 16 specialist doctors such as a general physician, surgeon,
gastroenterologist, paediatrician, gynaecologist, ENT doctor, ophthalmologist, dentist,
dermatologist, cardiologist, urologist, neurologist and siddha doctor.
• In these camps, the public will be examined and any problem in their bodies will be detected and
necessary treatment will be provided.
• There are a total of 385 blocks in Tamil Nadu. In these blocks, if there are three camps per block
in a year, 1,150 camps will be conducted. It is proposed to conduct 80 medical camps in 21
corporations at the rate of four camps per corporation per year.

12. ‘MUTHALVARIN MUGAVARI’ DEPARTMENT

• The Government of Tamil Nadu issued orders on 16 November 2021 for the creation of a new
department called 'Muthalvarin Mugavari' by merging the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's
Grievances Departments.
• It has been announced that the Ungal Thoguthiyil Mudhalamaichar, Chief Minister's Help Desk,
Chief Minister's Special Cell and Integrated Grievance Management (1100) system will all be
integrated and henceforth, all of them will function as a single department. This department has
been named as the ‘Muthalvarin Mugavari’ Department.
• Shilpa Prabhakar Satish was appointed as the special officer for this newly created ‘Muthalvarin
Mugavari’ Department. The Government of Tamil Nadu has said that a single web portal will be
used for the disposal of petitions in this department.
• The public sector will be the nodal department providing all the assistance required by the sector.
• It has also been informed that all necessary infrastructural facilities, logistics and other facilities
will continue to be provided by The Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency to the public grievance
redressal supervisory officers.

Ungal Thoguthiyil Mudhalamaichar Scheme

This scheme was launched on 16 July 2021 by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister at the Secretariat by
issuing orders for welfare assistance to 13 beneficiaries under the ‘Ungal Thoguthiyil
Mudhalamaichar’ Department.

Chief Minister's Special Cell

The public can lodge their complaints through the Chief Minister's special cell website
[Link]

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13. BACK TO MANJAPPAI PROJECT

• The Tamil Nadu Government has re-introduced the Back to Manjappai Project to prevent the use
of plastic bags.
• On 23 December 2021, the Government of Tamil Nadu has again launched a scheme called ‘Back
to Manjappai’ to encourage the use of cloth bags by the general public.
• This scheme enlightens the public to reduce the use of single-use plastic as it is harmful to the
environment and the use idea that plastic products should be completely reduced.

14. TATKAL SCHEME

• The Tatkal Scheme was announced by the Tamil Nadu Government in mid-2017. In the last week
of the month of November 2017, this scheme was officially launched by the State Commission.

Key Features

• The main objective of this scheme is to create a better life for the farmers. Under this scheme,
the areas where there is no electricity will be restored and will be connected round the clock.
• The Tatkal Scheme is a part of the agriculture service linkage. Under this connectivity service, the
Tamil Nadu Government will provide electricity connection to the agriculture sector for the
betterment of farmers. Under the Tatkal Scheme, farmers will get electricity by 2017.
• The farmers of Tamil Nadu will be benefited under this scheme. According to officials, around
50,000 connections will be provided to agricultural areas across Tamil Nadu. 3,500 connections
have already been provided by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.

15. YOUNG LAWYERS IN POVERTY WILL GET RS. 3,000 SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
• The scheme was launched by the Chief Minister on October 28, 2020 at a function held at the
Secretariat, Chennai and a stipend of Rs 3,000 was given to young lawyers.
• Young lawyers coming out of college after completing their law courses will have to first clear the
National Level Bar Council Examination to get a permanent registration certificate from the Bar
Council. Thereafter, they will have to undergo training as junior advocates under a senior
advocate for 2-3 years.
• Students studying law from rural and poor families need at least 3 or 4 years to complete their
law degree and work as lawyers.
• In this situation, many lawyers are in a very poor position and a few are unable to establish
themselves as lawyers and move on to other professions.

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16. PUDHU VAZHVU PROJECT

• Pudhu Vazhvu Project is a capacity building and poverty alleviation programme implemented by
the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
• This project will be implemented over a period of six years at an estimated cost of ₹ 717 crores.
This scheme will benefit 2,509 panchayats in 70 backward blocks in 16 districts of Tamil Nadu
(including the newly created district of Tiruppur).
• Though launched in November 2005, the full-scale implementation of this scheme was
implemented only in August 2006.
• The target population of this scheme covers the poorest of the poor families, the weaker sections,
the disabled and the scheduled communities.
• This scheme enables people to identify their needs and follow the planning, implementation, time
frame and monitoring of their needs through a system of implementation by the people
themselves with the principles of planning that cannot be relaxed.
• The New Life Project instills a strong feeling among the people that this is a people's project
through these.

17. RASHTRIYA BALSWATHYA KARYAKRAM

• Rashtriya Balswathya Karyakram is a new free medical scheme for school children studying from
government and government-aided anganwadis to higher secondary schools.
• This scheme was implemented by the Government of Tamil Nadu with financial assistance from
the Government of India with effect from 01 January 2015.
• Under this scheme, school children will be given free physical examination and medical
treatment.
• A separate Director at the Tamil Nadu State level and Block Medical Committees headed by the
Deputy Director of Health (District) will be constituted for this new medical programme.
• A total of 770 medical teams will function in 385 panchayat unions in Tamil Nadu at the rate of
two medical teams each.

18. PEOPLE FROM ALL CASTES CAN BECOME PRIESTS SCHEME

• The People From All Castes Can Become Priests Scheme was launched in Chennai on 14 August
2021.
• In 2006, the Government of Tamil Nadu issued an order allowing all castes to become priests.
• Accordingly, schools were started by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Department to train people of all castes who wished to become temple priests.

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• There were 206 trainees. On 2 October 1970, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.
Karunanidhi passed the Act that allows people from all castes to become priests in the Tamil Nadu
Assembly.

19. ATHIKADAVU-AVINASHI PROJECT

• The Athikadavu-Avinashi Project, spread over an area of about 25,000 acres in Tiruppur, Erode
and Coimbatore, was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 28 February 2019.
• The Athikadavu-Avinashi project will release 2,000 cusecs of surplus floodwater from the Bhavani
river near Pillur to Annur, Tiruppur, Avinashi, Sevur, Kunnathur, Perundurai, Kangeyam, Uthukuli,
Nambiyur and Puliampatti of Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode districts.
• On completion of this project, the drinking water needs of 35 lakh people living in these areas will
be met. In addition, 1.30 lakh acres of agricultural land will have an increase in ground -water
level.

20. KUDIMARAMATHU PROJECT

Kudimaramathu, in its new avatar, was launched by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on 13 March
2017 at Manimangalam village in the Kanchipuram district.

• A sum of ₹ 100 crores has been allocated for the rehabilitation of 1,519 tanks out of 16,098 Public
Works Department tanks in 30 districts under this scheme. Deepening of ponds, strengthening of
bunds, desilting of supply channels and restoration of sluice sluices have been entrusted to the
farmers under participatory arrangements.

It was initially operated in the then unified Thanjavur district. Subsequently, in 1979, the Tamil
Nadu Government extended this scheme to all the districts.

• In order to solve the drinking water problem, water bodies will be desilted under the
Kudimaramathu project. The corpus of ₹ 300 crores in 2017–18 was allotted to this project and it
was transformed as a people’s movements benefitting 30 districts across tamilnadu.

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21. FREE PRASADAM DISTRIBUTION SCHEME

On 23 April 2022, the Free Prasadam Distribution Scheme was inaugurated by Minsiter for Hindu
Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) P.K. Sekarbabu at 47 temples in Tamil Nadu under
the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments at the Vadapalani Murugan Temple.

Free Prasadam Distribution Scheme, temples under the control of The Hindu Religious and Charitable
Endowments Department in Tamil Nadu

• Vadapalani Murugan Temple

• Palani Dandayuthapani Temple
• Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple
• Tiruttani Murugan Temple
• Tiruverkadu Karumariamman Temple
• Bannari Mariamman Temple
• Samayapuram Mariamman Temple,
• Srirangam Ranganathar Temple
• Tiruchendur Murugan Temple
• Marudhamalai Murugan Temple
Devotees visiting these temples will be offered six types of prasadam, one after the other, namely,
sugar pongal, tamarind rice, coconut rice, laddu, ven pongal and lemon rice.

22. OFFERING PRAYERS IN TAMIL

On 6 August 2021, the Minsiter for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) P.K.
Sekarbabu launched the ‘ Annai Thamizhil Archanai’ scheme in 47 temples under the control of the
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department in Tamil Nadu at the Kapaleeswarar
Temple in Mylapore, Chennai.

• Following this, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu released a notice board of the Annai Tamil
Archanai Scheme.
• Earlier, prayers (Archanais) were performed in the Sanskrit language in Hindu temples in Tamil
Nadu.
• Arrangements have been made to put up a notice board in the temples stating 'Annai Tamizhil
Archanai' and the names and phone numbers of the priests will be communicated to the
devotees.

In 1971, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Karunanithi introduced the same scheme. This
scheme was first introduced at the Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore. Venkat Subramanian, the
son of Kumara Guru, who performed prayers in Tamil at the Kapaleeswarar Temple at that time, is
now eager to recite the prayers (mantras) in Tamil in the same temple.

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23. SINGARA CHENNAI 2.0 PROJECT

The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued the Government Order for the
implementation of the Singara Chennai 2.0 Project on 28 September 2021.

In the revised Tamil Nadu Budget for 2021–22, it was announced that ₹ 500 crores will be allocated
for the implementation of the Singara Chennai 2.0 Project.

Chief Minister's dream project 'Singara Chennai' was started during Stalin's tenure as the Mayor of
Chennai (1996–2001).

Singara Chennai 2.0 Project has been formulated with different features to make Chennai a beautiful
city.

• Selection and renovation of urban areas which are widely used by the people,
• Urban Beautification Project,
• Renovation of ancient buildings, promotion of art and culture,
• Education, Health,
• The importance of the game,
• Transportation application,
• To make people's journeys easier,
• Easy access to the municipal corporation by the people,
• Singara Chennai project is to be implemented covering various types of works such as e -
governance.

Project Blue

Under the name of Project Blue, Chennai has been categorised as an undersea water museum for
selecting and beautifying the coastal areas, creating water sports. Coastal areas are being restored
through Bio rock technology.

24. SCHEME TO PROVIDE FREE ELECTRICITY TO ONE-LAKH FARMERS

On 23 September 2021, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister launched a scheme to provide one lakh new
electricity connections to farmers in Tamil Nadu at the Anna Centenary Library Auditorium, Chennai.

• Accordingly, the Electricity Department plans to complete this project within four months by
providing 25,000 connections per month. Out of the 4.5 lakh farmers who have applied under
this scheme, it is proposed to provide connectivity to one -lakh people in the first phase.
• In the case of agricultural power schemes of the government, electricity connection is provided
free of cost in the normal category. In the self-financing category, the charges for getting an
electricity connection are under three categories, ₹ 10,000, ₹ 25,000 and ₹ 50,000.

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• The Tatkal Scheme was introduced in 2018 to provide speedy connectivity to farmers who are
waiting for electricity connection even after paying fees and having registered in the self -
financing category.

In Tamil Nadu, there are 4,52,777 people who have registered and have been waiting for
agricultural electricity connections. In particular, electricity connections have been provided only
up to 31 March 2003 under the scheme of providing free electricity to agriculture.

On April 17, 2022, the Chief Minister handed over the 1 lakhth electricity connection order to
Ulundurpet farmer Kannapillai. With this, the number of agricultural labourers has increased to
22.80 lakh.

25. DUGONG CONSERVATION RESERVE

In order to protect the endangered species of Dugongs and their marine habitats in Tamil Nadu, the
Forest Department under the Government of Tamil Nadu has taken steps to establish a Dugong
Conservation Centre at a cost of ₹ 5 crores in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait. A sum of ₹ 25 lakhs
has been allocated in the first phase on 17 April 2022.

Significance of Dugongs

• The Dugong is called Avulia by the fishermen. The Dugong is white-grey in colour. Its maximum
length is 4 metres and it weighs up to 1,000 kg. It can survive for up to 70 years.
• The Dugongs, which can graze the seagrass up to a depth of 30 ft in the sea, come to the top of
the sea once in half an hour and breathe. The gestation period of a Dugong is one year. Most of
the time, it gives birth to only one cub.
• Since the meat of the Dugong has medicinal properties, it is being hunted in large numbers.
Moreover, expensive clothing is made from its skin, medical products from its bone and
ointments from its fat.

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