Minister takes part in event to mark World Population DayTamil Nadu’s higher order birth — a woman having three or more live children — has been brought down to 7.2% in 2019 from 10.6% in 2010, Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma. At an event organised by the Directorate of Family Welfare to observe World Population Day, he said the State was a pioneer in implementing family welfare schemes in the country. He said they were planning to meet the new Union Health Minister in New Delhi in two or three days. Sholinganallur MLA S. Aravind Ramesh, Director of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy S. Ganesh, Director of Family Welfare V.P. Harisundari and Joint Director of Family Welfare S. Amudha were present.

Source: The Hindu July 11, 2021 19:41 UTC