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Tourism Minister R. Rajendran connected Thursday (January 8, 2026) said that 10.88 lakh atom cardholders successful the territory volition person Pongal acquisition hampers.
Following Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s motorboat of the organisation of Pongal acquisition hampers successful Chennai for atom cardholders, the Minister inaugurated the organisation astatine a fair-price store successful Kannankurichi.
Addressing the reporters, the Minister said that to observe Pongal, the Chief Minister announced a acquisition hamper that includes 1 kg of rice, 1 kg of sugar, 1 afloat sugarcane, and ₹3,000 successful currency to each atom cardholder and radical surviving astatine peculiar camps for the Sri Lankan Tamils. The outgo of the items are: rice- ₹25, sugar- ₹48.54 and sugarcane- ₹38 and the outgo of a hamper is astatine ₹111.54.
In Salem district, 10.88 ration paper holders volition person these acquisition hampers worthy ₹12.14 crore and ₹326.47 crore successful cash. On Thursday, 200 cardholders received the acquisition hampers with currency and from Friday (January 9, 2026), 300 cardholders (150 successful the greeting and 150 successful the afternoon), volition person the acquisition hamper. The just terms store workers are distributing tokens to the cardholders astatine their houses, the Minister added.
District Collector R. Brindha Devi, Tamil Nadu Cleanliness Welfare Board chairman V. Arusamy, Deputy Mayor M. Saradha Devi, and officials besides participated.
In Namakkal district, Rajya Sabha subordinate K.R.N. Rajeshkumar distributed the acquisition hamper to the cardholders astatine Mullai Nagar successful Namakkal Corporation. Officials said that successful Namakkal district, 5.40 lakh ration paper holders volition person ₹168.09 crore worthy of acquisition hampers and cash.
