Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated the statewide distribution of Pongal gift hampers and Rs 3,000 cash assistance for more than 2.22 crore rice ration card holders and eligible Sri Lankan Tamil families in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister formally launched the scheme at a fair price shop in Alandur, near Nazarathpet in Chennai, in the presence of ministers and senior officials from the Cooperation Department, Food and Civil Supplies Department, and district ad…
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Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) As part of the celebrations for Pongal, Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, the state government is launching on Thursday an expansive welfare initiative providing a Pongal gift hamper along with Rs 3,000 in cash to more than 2.22 crore ration card holders, including eligible Sri Lankan Tamil families residing in the state. The scheme will be formally inaugurated by M.K. Stalin at a ration shop in the Alandur area of Nazarethpettai in Chennai. Following the launch, beneficiari…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Red sugarcane farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district have voiced strong discontent over the procurement price offered by the Cooperative Department for sugarcane supplied as part of the state government’s Pongal gift hampers.Although the government announced a rate of Rs 38 per cane, farmers allege that after deductions for transportation, handling, and labour, they receive only about Rs 25 per cane, which they say is financially unsustainable.The Cooperative Departmen…