T.N. Government places orders with two jewellers for supply of gold rings scheme

T.N. Administration places orders with two jewellers for supply of gold rings scheme Joyalukkas and Kalyan Jewellers are anticipated to supply a total of 1, 28, 499 one-gram gold rings for a four-month period beginning from June.

Key points

• The State Administration had unveiled the implementation of the scheme to present one-gram gold rings to babies born in administration hospitals from June 22, 2026, onwards.
• A Administration order was issued for the procurement of 4, 41, 667 gold rings weighing one gram each.
• It may be recalled that the State Administration had unveiled the implementation of the scheme at a total cost of ₹755.83 crore.
• With the scheme set to be introduced on September 15, the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister C.
• Around 11 firms participated through the "TN Tenders Portal" and submitted their bidding cost.

In practice, the State Administration had unveiled the implementation of the scheme to present one-gram gold rings to babies born in administration hospitals from June 22, 2026, onwards. File. Photo Credit: PTI.

Work orders have been issued to Joyalukkas and Kalyan Jewellers in a 70: 30 ratio for the supply of one-gram gold rings under the State Government's " Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam" scheme.

With the scheme set to be introduced on September 15, the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister C. N. Annadurai, the firms are projected to supply a total of 1, 28, 499 one-gram gold rings for a four-month period beginning from June, the State's Health Department stated in a press release.

For context, a Administration order was issued for the procurement of 4, 41, 667 gold rings weighing one gram each. After this, the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation floated tenders on July 14.

Around 11 firms participated through the "TN Tenders Portal" and submitted their bidding cost. In this, excluding the cost of one gram of gold, Joyalukkas quoted the lowest rate of ₹0.01 towards all extra charges, including making charges, insurance, transportation and BIS hallmarking.

In accordance with the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act and Rules, the cost quoted by the lowest bidder was shared with the other 10 participating firms, seeking their willingness to match the rate offered by the lowest bidder. Among them, only Kalyan Jewellers agreed to match the quoted cost. Work orders have been issued to the successful bidders.

Taken together, the developments around T.N. Government places orders with two jewellers for supply of gold rings point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.