TN CM launches Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme

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 check-ups and detect non-communicable diseases that are Explaining the Scheme, purportedly a pioneer in the delivery of grassroots access to medicine and healthcare by a welfare state in the country, Mr. Stalin said Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam was also part of the 7-point vision of his government that envisioned an “enhanced quality of life for all.” “Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam will ring in an era of healthcare delivery, where people need not come to the hospitals but have access to medicine and screening at their doorstep,” he said. About 1,264 women health workers, 50 physiotherapists and 50 nurses have been appointed to implement Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvan in the 7 districts, where it has been launched. Minister inaugurates scheme in Kallakurichi and Villupuram districts Minister for Higher Education, K. Ponmudi, on Thursday launched the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme at Siruvangur village in Kallakurichi district.