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Tamil Nadu Budget 2026 – Health Department

August 20 , 2026 12 hrs 0 min 24 0

Tamil Nadu will launch the Chief Minister’s Elderly Health Insurance Scheme, covering nearly 38 lakh senior citizens aged 70 and above.
The scheme will provide free medical treatment at empanelled government and private hospitals, including cancer care packages, advanced cardiac surgeries, organ transplants and high-end diagnostic services, with no income ceiling.
The 87-year-old Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939 will be replaced with a modern, comprehensive Act to address contemporary and future health challenges.
A new provision will make unsupervised home births outside hospitals a punishable offence.
Tamil Nadu, known as the country’s health capital, will establish TN Medicity, a world-class integrated medical hub covering clinical services, research, medical tourism and AYUSH.
Nalam 360 – Annual Free Health Check-up for All will be rolled out, providing everyone aged 30 and above with 14 basic tests annually, free of cost, across 1,257 government health facilities.
The tests will include blood pressure, ECG, haemoglobin, complete haemogram, random blood sugar, urea, creatinine, total cholesterol, serum bilirubin, urine albumin and VIA screening.
For the first time in the State, Home-Based Diagnostic Services will provide sample collection and testing in metropolitan areas through a public-private partnership model.
The Health Department will introduce a Positive Health Policy to promote holistic health and wellbeing at the community, family and individual levels, supported by the Nalam 360 mobile application.
A new TN Institutions of State Importance in Health Care Act will be introduced to create institutions of state importance providing world-class medical services.
For the first time, Tamil Nadu will formulate a Peri-Menopausal Care Policy for early identification of the physical and mental health needs of women in the peri-menopausal age group, along with screening, counselling and treatment services.
Under the policy, weekly camps will be conducted on a specific day at all Primary Health Centres and Urban Primary Health Centres for symptomatic assessment, basic tests, counselling and referrals to district headquarters hospitals and government medical college hospitals.
Bluetooth-enabled blood pressure monitors will be introduced to track BP in pregnant women, with real-time transmission of data to facilitate timely intervention.
Children under 18 with Type 1 diabetes will receive a free year-round supply of insulin in government hospitals.
Irumbu Kanmani – School Anaemia Prevention will be launched at a cost of ₹6.37 crore.
Tamil Nadu will launch rare genetic disease screening for newborns, with nearly 4.5 lakh babies delivered in government hospitals screened for seven rare genetic diseases through a hub-and-spoke model.
The newborn screening will include congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, galactosemia and biotinidase deficiency, along with three other rare genetic diseases.