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Tamil Nadu infant deaths: Women say they don’t get maternity benefits on time

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The Tamil Nadu government blames last week’s death of 11 infants in Dharmapuri district hospital on malnourished mothers, underweight newborns and late referrals. But a reality check by NDTV found out that most mothers from this backward district do not get the Rs. 12,000 maternity benefit on time.

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