Chief Minister M. K. Stalin launched the Tamil Nadu Women Employment and Safety (TNWESafe) Project (World Bank-financed) and a state-wide free HPV vaccination programme at the Tamil Nadu Global Women Summit 2026. Starting in Ariyalur, Dharmapuri, Perambalur and Tiruvannamalai, the drive targets 3,38,649 girls above 14; TN became the first state to launch a state-wide free HPV programme, using the SII-developed CERVAVAC vaccine.