Puducherry Home Minister hints at government’s plan to provide cash as Pongal assistance

Puducherry Home Minister A. Namassivayam connected Monday hinted astatine the government’s program to supply currency to ration paper holders arsenic Pongal acquisition successful the Union Territory.

“The Chief Minister volition marque an announcement connected the subject. The BJP has besides requested Chief Minister to see giving currency to ration paper holders arsenic Pongal assistance,” helium said successful reply to a query astatine a property conference.

He was responding to a question connected whether the AINRC-BJP authorities has plans to supply currency to ration paper holders arsenic Pongal assistance similar the ruling DMK announced successful Tamil Nadu.

Meanwhile, the authorities connected Monday started organisation of a kit containing 5 market items with a container escaped of outgo to paper holders arsenic Pongal gift. Around 3.47 lakh ration paper holders successful the 4 regions of the Union Territory volition get the kit containing atom (4kg), Naatu Sakkarai (1 kg), Moong Dal (1 kg), Sunflower Oil (1 litre) and Ghee (300 gm). The Public Distribution System (PDS) outlets volition commencement distributing the kit successful different places soon. 

Chief Minister N. Rangasamy inaugurated the organisation astatine a PDS outlet successful Thilaspet. Speaker R. Selvam, Minister for Public Works K. Lakshminarayanan, legislators and officials attended the event.