Jayalalithaa Launches Amma Baby Care Kit

CHENNAI:  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today launched the Amma Baby Kit Scheme that she announced last year. Babies born in government hospitals would receive the kit worth Rs. 1,000 with 16 items including a dress, mosquito net, soap, shampoo, hand santiser, baby rattle, nail clipper among others. The kit will also have a mix for mothers to increase lactation. The project would cost Rs. 67 crore to the state exchequer. The State Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishanan said, "68 per cent of child births in the state take place in government hospitals and the project would benefit 6.7 lakh newborns."   NDTV