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Distribution of Pongal acquisition hampers began successful Madurai territory connected Thursday, with Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy formally inaugurating it. He distributed the acquisition hampers to paper holders astatine assorted just terms shops successful the district.
The Minister inaugurated the strategy successful the beingness of Madurai Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar, Sholavandan MLA A. Venkatesan, Deputy Mayor T. Nagarajan, District Revenue Officer K. Anbalagan and different officials.
Mr. Moorthy said the State authorities announced the acquisition hamper for 2026 truthful that radical tin observe the festival successful a expansive manner. Pongal acquisition hampers dwell of 1 kg of earthy rice, 1 kg of sugar, 1 sugarcane, dhoti, saree and ₹3000 successful cash.
As announced, the pongal acquisition hampers volition beryllium distributed to the atom ration cardholders and to the families residing successful Sri Lankan Tamil rehabilitation camps, helium said.
In Madurai district, the acquisition hampers volition beryllium distributed to 9.46 lakh atom ration cardholders. All arrangements person been made to administer the pongal acquisition hampers to the cardholders done the just terms shops earlier the festival. To forestall overcrowding, arrangements person been made to contented tokens to people.
