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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Schemes like ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ inspired by Russian leader Lenin, says former Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu

Schemes like ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi,’ were inspired by Russian revolutionary leader Lenin’s initiative to educate women in their houses, said former Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu. To escape prosecution and avoid getting identified by the rulers, Lenin, throughout his life had written in about 153 different pen names, Mr. Irai Anbu added. “The younger generation, who loses hope even for …

Communist Lenin Ncbh Irai Anbu

1 month, 3 weeks ago

A slanging match over health care in TN

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami and State Health Minister M Subramanian indulged in a slanging match over the condition of the health care system in the State by both coming out with their own lists of failures and successes of the department during the DMK regime. It started with Palaniswami issuing a statement on Wednesday, hitting out …

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2 months ago

Health Department pushes annual check-ups for persons with long-standing diabetes through Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam

The Hindu

Through Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam, the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is now pushing for annual check-ups for persons with long-standing diabetes to keep a check on complications. The directorate is looking to take the next step to facilitate persons diagnosed with diabetes through MTM to undergo three tests every year to screen for diabetes-related complications affecting the kidneys, …

Health Diabetes Complications Persons Mtm

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 6 lakh illiterate people in T.N. to undergo literacy training

The Hindu

The School Education department has identified over six lakh illiterate people over the age of 15 across Tamil Nadu and has begun classes to provide basic literacy education for them this year under the New India Literary Programme or Puthiya Bharatha Ezhutharivu Thittam 2022-2027. “So far 6,07,771 people have been identified with the help of volunteers from the Illam Thedi …

Literacy Teach

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nilgiris Collector treks 10 km to tribal villages in Coonoor as part of “Ungalai thedi ungal ooril” scheme

The Hindu

The Nilgiris district Collector M. Aruna on Wednesday walked over 10 km to meet the tribal residents of Sadayan Combai, Chinnala Combai and Anaipallam in Hulical town panchayat in Coonoor. Undertaking the visit as part of the “Ungalai thedi ungal ooril” scheme, Ms. Aruna trekked from Pillur Mattam to the three villages, along with officials from the district administration and …

Nilgiris Collector

9 months ago

Hassled by poll work, teachers in Coimbatore want admission drive postponed

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: Teachers of Panchayat Union Primary schools in Coimbatore district have requested authorities to postpone the admission campaign for Class I in government schools till the voting day for the Lok Sabha election in the state. A teacher, D Vijaya from a school in Coimbatore, said “Unlike last year, the admission campaign for government schools began in March. Thereafter, around …

School Campaign Coimbatore Work Teacher Class I

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam: T.N.’s doorstep medical care scheme has reached multiple vulnerable groups, finds survey

The Hindu

A State-wide cross-sectional survey has found that Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam, a scheme to deliver medical care at the doorsteps of people, has reached out to the most vulnerable groups, such as women in rural areas and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe categories. While diabetes and hypertension were the most widely covered Non Communicable Diseases under MTM, cancer screening coverage was extremely low, …

Cancer Women Diabetes Cancer Screening Rural Areas Survey State

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Presents Rs 49,278.73 crore Deficit Budget

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday presented a Rs 49,278.73 crore deficit budget for the year 2024-25. State finance minister Thangam Thennarasu said the state’s growth was higher than that of the national GDP, which was a positive sign, and that the growth advantage was expected to continue in the next year. Addressing the state Assembly, he said the …

Tamil Nadu Chennai Cost Crore Coimbatore Metro Rail

11 months, 1 week ago

Govt school staff suspended over egg-less midday meals in Tamil Nadu's Ranipet

New Indian Express

RANIPET: During her inspection in Arakkonam block as part of the ‘Ungalai Thedi, Ungal Ooril’ programme, Ranipet Collector S Valarmathi suspended the midday meal organiser of Kumpinipet Government High School due to irregularities in egg distribution to students. The government school accommodates 344 students across classes 6-10. Following this, Valarmathi proceeded to the storage room to assess the stock of …

Eggs Collector Malar

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu spends more on NCD drugs after the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme was introduced, says Health Secretary

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu’s spending on drugs for Non-Communicable Diseases has nearly tripled after the introduction of the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme, Health Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi said on Friday. The NCD drugs budget, supported by the NHM, for treating patients with hypertension and diabetes stood at about ₹35 crore before MTM was introduced during 2020-21. Through MTM, a pioneering scheme, women …

Health Tamil Nadu Crore Ncd Mtm State Budget Ncd Drugs

1 year, 3 months ago

Robotics, AI solutions mooted for preventing contamination of drinking water

The Hindu

Local bodies in the Chennai Metropolitan Area are planning to deploy robotics and artificial intelligence solutions in the maintenance of sewer lines and storm-water drains. Senior officials of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department have started discussions with experts in robotics and artificial intelligence for maintenance of septic tanks, sewer lines, storm-water drains, prevent contamination of water and reduce …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Taking healthcare to the people | The complete Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam experience in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu

A path-breaking massive surveillance and intervention project, the Tamil Nadu government’s Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam is definitely an example of how a welfare state would take care of the health requirements of its people. In order to make a dent in NCDs at the population level in the long term, we need to address the root causes; risk factors, like unhealthy …

Health Healthcare Tamil Nadu Diabetes Patients Risk Factors State

1 year, 5 months ago

Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam comes in handy for lower income groups to cut out-of-pocket health expenditure

The Hindu

The Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission, which initiated a State-wide survey to evaluate the impact of the State Government’s Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme, has said out-of-pocket medical expenditure for the lower income groups has halved after the scheme was implemented. According to an analysis done by the State Planning Commission, the median Out-of-Pocket Expenditure per visit for treatment of an …

Health Tamil Nadu Income Survey State Scheme Oope

1 year, 8 months ago

Making migrant workers feel safe and protected is essential: MP Kanimozhi

The Hindu

“When people don’t have any opportunities for work where they are and come to another place looking for work, the question before us, is whether we are doing enough to make them feel safe and protected,” said DMK MP Kanimozhi. Ms. Kanimozhi was speaking at the inaugural session of a multi-stakeholders consultation, on strengthening mechanisms for safe migration, organised by …

Tamil Nadu Work Workers Migrant Workers Tamil Safe Migrant

1 year, 8 months ago

CSR funding can help government hospitals maintain high-end equipment, develop apps to track patients, say officials

The Hindu

At a conclave to discuss how Corporate Social Responsibility can bridge the gap in healthcare funding in Tamil Nadu, State health officials said that industries could help in meeting the expenditure involved in the maintenance of high-end equipment in government hospitals, creating apps to track antenatal mothers and persons diagnosed with non communicable diseases, providing logistical support and in data …

Health Tamil Nadu State Csr

1 year, 8 months ago

Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam has helped in early detection of health issues, finds Planning Commission survey

The Hindu

A cross-sectional study done by the State Planning Commission on the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam Scheme shows that the door-to-door screening has helped in early detection of health issues among people. For instance, the preliminary report shows that among 6,503 people who were surveyed, 4,793 had undergone diabetes screening in the last one year. The objectives of the survey were to …

Health Diabetes State Proportion Diabetes Mellitus Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam Maruthuvam Scheme

1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | CM Stalin successfully overcame Covid second wave and financial crisis: Durai Vaiko

The Hindu

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam organising secretary Durai Vaiko on Sunday said that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had successfully overcome the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the severe financial crisis that the State was facing when he assumed office 21 months ago. “Steps taken by Mr. Stalin have led to the State attracting domestic and global investments of ₹2.5 …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore’s Race Course now turns a hangout for book lovers

The Hindu

Race Course in the heart of Coimbatore city is no more a place for jogging, walking and chit-chats alone. With the introduction of mobile library Ungalai Thedi Noolagam and a Street Library, Race Course has become a hangout for book lovers, too. The mobile library launched by the Coimbatore Corporation has a collection of over 800 books and it is …

Library Books Book Coimbatore Race Course

2 years, 5 months ago

T.N. government’s flagship scheme Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam off track, claim health officials

The Hindu

August 03, 2022 12:49 am | Updated August 04, 2022 07:39 am IST - CHENNAI Not 80 lakh, but only about 40 lakh persons have benefited through the Tamil Nadu government’s flagship scheme, Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam. The scheme that was rolled out to prevent premature deaths due to non-communicable diseases has lost track, with screenings, new case detection, disease control …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Making healthcare affordable

The Hindu

More than six months after its launch, the Tamil Nadu government’s flagship scheme, Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam, reached out to its 50,00,000th beneficiary on Wednesday. “While many say that Universal Health Coverage is a utopian dream, Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam has been a significant milestone towards making it attainable by addressing a critical gap for those unable to access health services. Women …

Health Healthcare Tamil Nadu Scheme Gap Drug Delivery Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam

3 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu rejects NEP 2020, work on State Education Policy

India Today

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to reject the National Education Policy, 2020. Chief Minister M K Stalin announced this during the launch of ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’, the education scheme on our doorstep. He also said that Tamil Nadu would start working on State Education Policy to implement an improvised education system. Chief Minister M K Stalin announced new State …

Education Tamil Nadu State State Education Policy M K Stalin 2020 Nep

3 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu will not implement NEP, to form expert panel to formulate State policy: MK Stalin

India TV News

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday reiterated that the State would not implement the Centre’s New Education Policy, 2020, and announced that an expert committee would be set up to formulate an education policy for the State. Defending his government’s latest initiative of Illam Thedi Kalvi which he launched from Villupuram district on Wednesday, the Chief Minister …

Education Tamil Nadu State Nep Stalin

3 years, 4 months ago

Doctor at the door: On doorstep health-care delivery

The Hindu

Long before the pandemic struck, health experts had warned of a health epidemic — one that involved non-communicable diseases. For Tamil Nadu, this introspection resulted in its ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ scheme, a community-based intervention to tackle and treat NCDs and to address the crucial issues of prevention and early detection. It includes population-based screening for the 18-plus population for 10 …

Health Tamil Nadu Health Care States Care Ncds

3 years, 5 months ago

TN CM launches Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme

The Hindu

August 05, 2021 02:06 pm | Updated 03:17 pm IST - KRISHNAGIRI Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam, the DMK government’s programme to deliver essential healthcare at the doorstep of the people was launched by Chief Minister M.K.Stalin in Samanapalli village in Krishnagiri on Thursday. Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam will screen those above 45 years of age and others with infirmities through routine door-to-door …

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Schemes like ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ inspired by Russian leader Lenin, says former Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu

A slanging match over health care in TN

Health Department pushes annual check-ups for persons with long-standing diabetes through Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam

Over 6 lakh illiterate people in T.N. to undergo literacy training

Nilgiris Collector treks 10 km to tribal villages in Coonoor as part of “Ungalai thedi ungal ooril” scheme

Hassled by poll work, teachers in Coimbatore want admission drive postponed

Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam: T.N.’s doorstep medical care scheme has reached multiple vulnerable groups, finds survey

Tamil Nadu Presents Rs 49,278.73 crore Deficit Budget

Govt school staff suspended over egg-less midday meals in Tamil Nadu's Ranipet

Tamil Nadu spends more on NCD drugs after the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme was introduced, says Health Secretary

Robotics, AI solutions mooted for preventing contamination of drinking water

Taking healthcare to the people | The complete Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam experience in Tamil Nadu

Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam comes in handy for lower income groups to cut out-of-pocket health expenditure

Making migrant workers feel safe and protected is essential: MP Kanimozhi

CSR funding can help government hospitals maintain high-end equipment, develop apps to track patients, say officials

Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam has helped in early detection of health issues, finds Planning Commission survey

Erode (East) bypoll | CM Stalin successfully overcame Covid second wave and financial crisis: Durai Vaiko

Coimbatore’s Race Course now turns a hangout for book lovers

T.N. government’s flagship scheme Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam off track, claim health officials

Making healthcare affordable

Tamil Nadu rejects NEP 2020, work on State Education Policy

Tamil Nadu will not implement NEP, to form expert panel to formulate State policy: MK Stalin

Doctor at the door: On doorstep health-care delivery

TN CM launches Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme