Chennai, Sept. 28 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on Monday launched one of his government's flagship schemes -- "Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam" (Maternal Uncle gold ring scheme) -- under which one gram free gold rings will be given to every new born delivered in government hospitals, at the temple town of Madurai.
Under the scheme, new born babies in all government hospitals will receive a one-gram gold ring as a gift from the maternal uncle. After formally launching the scheme at the Madurai Government Rajaji Medical College and Hospital by personally handing over the gold rings to the mother of 30 new borns, Vijay, clad in silk dhoti and a silk full sleeves, inaugurated the renovated Gandhi Musuem which was given a facelift at a ...