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Tamil Nadu to give 1‑gram gold ring to every newborn in government hospitals
The Tamil Nadu state government announced a scheme to provide a gold ring to every child born in its government‑run hospitals. Each ring will contain one gram of gold. The rings will be purchased from private jewelers, requiring the procurement of hundreds of thousands of pieces and costing the government several million rupees. The program is intended to cover all newborns delivered in public hospitals across the state. News18 Hindi published instructions on how parents can apply to receive the ring. The story was reported only by right‑leaning outlets, which presented the scheme as a welfare initiative.
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- Right (2): News18 Hindi, Punjab Kesari