183 new fair price shops inaugurated in Salem district in three years, says Minister

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Tourism Minister R. Rajendran inaugurated a just  terms  store  and distributed ration items to a beneficiary astatine  Ammapet successful  Salem connected  Monday.

Tourism Minister R. Rajendran inaugurated a just terms store and distributed ration items to a beneficiary astatine Ammapet successful Salem connected Monday. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E.

Tourism Minister R. Rajendran said that successful Salem territory 183 just terms shops were recently inaugurated successful the past 3 years.

On Monday, the Minister inaugurated a caller just terms store constructed astatine ₹15 lakh astatine Pandarinathan Street successful Ammapet. Later, helium participated successful the crushed breaking ceremony for constructing sewage h2o channels astatine ₹1.88 crore successful wards 33, 34, 37, and 38 successful Ammapet zonal successful Salem Corporation. The Minister inaugurated a caller anganwadi gathering astatine Vellalapatti and besides road-laying works and Minnagam bureau astatine Kamalapuram.

At the functions, Mr. Rajendran said that for each schemes to scope each sections of people, the Chief Minister is implementing various projects and providing basal infrastructure facilities by allocating funds. In Salem district, determination are 1,757 just terms shops (1,299 full-time and 458 part-time) are functioning. Through these shops, 11.12 lakh ration cardholders are benefiting.

The Cooperative Department runs 1,745 shops and 12 shops are maintained by women self-help radical members. Based connected the petition from the public, successful the past 3 years 183 fair-price shops were recently opened. At present, done the 99 mobile just terms shops, 13,742 ration cardholders are benefitting successful the district. Through the opening of the just terms store astatine Pandarinathan Street, 1,127 ration cardholders residing successful and astir the locality volition benefit, the Minister added.

Stating the benefits of Minnagam, the Minister said that done Minnagam, consumers shall clarify the doubts connected powerfulness bills, caller powerfulness connections, damaged electrical cables and boxes and powerfulness cuts.

In the function, Salem Corporation Commissioner M. Elangovan, District Revenue Officer R. Ravikumar, section assemblage representatives, and officials participated.

Published - December 15, 2025 05:41 p.m. IST

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