Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has successfully delivered the Pongal gift to a vast majority of eligible households this year, with official data showing that 2.15 crore rice ration cardholders — about 97 per cent of the total 2.22 crore eligible families — have already received the benefit. Around 7.6 lakh cardholders across the state are yet to collect the Pongal package, largely due to beneficiaries travelling out of their home locations during the festival period.In a sta…
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Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will inaugurate the distribution of the Pongal gift package at a fair price shop in Alandur, Chennai, on Thursday, marking the start of the State’s annual festive assistance to ration card holders ahead of the harvest festival. The announcement comes after weeks of public anticipation over whether the traditional Pongal gift package would include a cash component this year.The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced Rs 3,000 cash eac…
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced a cash assistance of Rs 3,000 for all rice ration card–holding families as part of the Pongal festival celebrations.Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s decision aims to make the harvest festival more inclusive and celebratory for households across the State, according to an official government statement.Describing Pongal as an ancient and noble Tamil festival celebrated for thousands of years with strong family bonds, the government …