The scheme will provide free medical treatment, including cancer care packages, advanced cardiac surgeries, organ transplants, and high-end diagnostic services, at empanelled government and private hospitals, with no ceiling on income, Health Minister K.G. Tamil Nadu will launch the ‘Chief Minister’s Elderly Health Insurance Scheme’, covering nearly 38 lakh senior citizens aged 70 and above. Arunraj announced in the Assembly on Monday (August 17, 2026).
Dr. 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. The government will allocate ₹10 crore for the preparation of a Detailed Project Report in the first phase.
Arunraj said a new provision would make unsupervised home births outside hospitals a punishable offence. Noting that Tamil Nadu was known as the country’s health capital, he said that ‘TN Medicity’, a world class integrated medical hub comprising clinical services, research, medical tourism, and AYUSH, would be established.
These posts will be created to accommodate doctors who complete their post-graduation every year and are posted in government hospitals on bond conditions. A number of announcements for infrastructural development such as new hospital buildings and medical equipment were also made.
