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Ministers Anitha Radhakrishnan, P. Geetha Jeevan and T. Mano Thangaraj inaugurated the organisation of Pongal acquisition hampers successful Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts connected Thursday.
According to the State government’s bid the pongal acquisition hamper volition beryllium distributed to each eligible paper holders and Sri Lankan Tamils surviving successful camps crossed the State. The hamper includes 1 kilogram of earthy rice, 1 kilogram of sugar, 1 afloat sugarcane and ₹ 3,000 cash.
Thoothukudi territory Collector K. Elambahavath presided implicit the organisation lawsuit held astatine Ammanpuram colony panchayat successful Tiruchendur taluk.
At the lawsuit Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Minister Mr. Radhakrishnan said that effectual measures were being taken to observe ‘Samathuva Pongal” successful each villages, on with the organisation of Pongal acquisition hampers to payment the people.
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Minister P. Geetha Jeevan inaugurated the organisation astatine Toovipuram ration shop.
Speaking astatine the lawsuit she said that, successful Thoothukudi district, 5,41,007 astute paper holder families would person the Pongal acquisition hampers done 957 ration shops, noting that the authorities has allocated ₹168.32 crore for this purpose.
In Kanniyakumari district, Dairy Development Minister T. Mano Thangaraj inaugurated the organisation astatine Mugilanvilai ration shop.
At the lawsuit Mr. Mano Thangaraj said that the Pongal acquisition hampers volition beryllium distributed to a full of 5,79,667 ration paper holder families and 406 Sri Lankan families surviving successful camps astatine Kanniyakumari territory done 581 ration shops nether Kanniyakumari territory cooperative department, 135 ration shops nether Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, 49 ration shops nether aforesaid assistance groups and assorted different departments.
Kanniyakumari territory Collector R. Alagumeena, Tamil Nadu Food Commission Chairperson N. Suresh Rajan and different officials were present.
