Now, Jayalalithaa launches 'Amma Baby Care Kit' scheme

September 08, 2015 20:40

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has launched the 'Amma Baby Care Kit' scheme, wherein the government will provide accessories meant for the newborn and its mother.

Jayalalithaa launched the scheme by giving away the kit to five mothers in a symbolic gesture.

The kit will contain a towel, bed, dress, mosquito net, napkin, 100 ml oil, 60 ml shampoo, a soap with a box, a nail-clipper and doll for the child besides hand sanitiser. The kit will also contain a locally made medicine for the mother besides a box to store essentials meant for the newborn, the release said, adding, the kit will have 16 materials whose value was Rs 1,000.

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