Project ‘Malarum Punnagai’
April 28 , 2025
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- Thee Virudhunagar district administration have taken many innovative efforts to set right the protruding teeth or malocclusion among school children.
- The district administration identified 568 students with protruding teeth through health camps conducted by Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram.
- Treatment for this is being classified as cosmetic, no health scheme or insurance scheme covered the expenditure for this treatment.
- Thus, the district Collector introduced the new project Malarum Punnagai.
- The children were taken in batches to the private dental hospital since early 2024 for putting the braces.

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