Science TechnologyThursday, 3 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu to upgrade medicine-stock visibility in Nalam app for primary health centres
Tamil Nadu will upgrade the Nalam app so people can check emergency treatment availability and medicine stock at primary health centres and hospitals.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, Health Minister K.G. Arunraj told the Tamil Nadu Assembly that the Nalam app will be upgraded so people can check whether snakebite, heart-attack and emergency medicines are available in primary health centres and hospitals.
Key specifics
- The app will show whether snakebite and heart-attack treatment is available in a given hospital.
- All urban hospitals in Tamil Nadu have snakebite antivenom medicines, according to the minister.
- Government primary health centres have snakebite treatment medicines at the PHC level.
- Night-time doctor absence in some PHCs was cited as a reason for improving public information through the app.
- The update is meant to prevent loss of the “golden time” after a snakebite or cardiac emergency.
Exam lens
TNPSC Health + e-governance question type: Nalam app, snakebite antivenom, heart-attack emergency info, PHC-level medicines, and the idea of “golden time” are the key facts.