Puducherry government to distribute kit worth ₹750 to ration card holders for Pongal festival

The authorities has sanctioned organisation of a kit containing 5 market items on with a container escaped of outgo to ration paper holders, but authorities servants and those possessing honorary ration cards, arsenic Pongal gift.

Each kit with the 5 items — atom (4 kg), Naatu Sakkarai (1 kg), Moong Dal (1 kg), Sunflower Oil (1 litre) and Ghee (300 gm) — would outgo the authorities astir ₹750. Around 3.47 lakh ration paper holders successful the 4 regions of the Union Territory would person the Pongal gift, said an official.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy portion speaking astatine a relation successful Karaikal connected Wednesday, announced the government’s determination to administer 2kg of escaped wheat to ration paper holders from December 15.