TNPSC Thervupettagam

Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam 2024

December 22 , 2024 8 hrs 0 min 29 0
  • The Tamilnadu State government’s flagship health scheme, Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM) crossed a coverage of two crore persons.
  • The scheme provides the comprehensive home-based healthcare services for the hypertension and diabetes across the State.
  • It was launched by CM in Krishnagiri district on August 5, 2021 and it benefits people aged over 45.
  • Physiotherapy treatment is also provided to patients.
  • The scheme covers 385 rural blocks with 8,713 health sub-centres, and 21 corporations with 460 urban primary health centres in the State.
  • For this scheme, the UN Inter-Agency Task Force award for 2024 was conferred upon the State’s Health Department.

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