TN Announces Milk Price Hike, ₹25 Lakh Insurance Cap and 6,098 Medical Seats

The Tamil Nadu government announced a series of major welfare and infrastructure measures under Rule 110 in Chennai, spanning milk procurement prices, medical education, healthcare infrastructure, and expanded insurance coverage.

Under the new decisions, the milk procurement price has been raised from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre. In addition, the government incentive will increase from ₹3 to ₹5 per litre. The procurement measures are expected to benefit more than 3.16 lakh milk producers across the state, resulting in an additional government expenditure of ₹30 crore per month and ₹360 crore annually.

In the medical education sector, the government allocated ₹351 crore to increase student admission capacity in government medical colleges. A total of 6,098 additional seats will be created for healthcare professionals, comprising 660 B.Sc. Nursing seats, 1,925 seats in nursing colleges and schools, 2,778 seats across 12 paramedical courses, and 735 seats in medical courses. The state will also establish seven new government nursing colleges.

Healthcare infrastructure will see a major boost with the establishment of a 400-bed multi-speciality hospital in Perambalur at an estimated cost of ₹300 crore. The facility will offer advanced medical treatment and healthcare services.

The government also announced a significant revision to the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme, proposing to increase the annual treatment limit from ₹5 lakh to ₹25 lakh. Furthermore, additional medical and surgical services for transgender persons will be offered under the scheme at government medical facilities including Chennai Stanley, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Chengalpattu, Thiruvarur, Karur, and Kanyakumari.

The collective measures aim to support the livelihoods of dairy farmers while expanding access to specialised healthcare and boosting medical training capacity across the state.