NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JAN 5
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has announced Rs 1,000 cash incentive to people on the occasion of the harvest festival Pongal, the state government said on Friday. Pongal is being celebrated on January 15.
“தமிழர் திருநாளாம் பொங்கல் பண்டிகையை சிறப்பாகக் கொண்டாடிட பொங்கல் பரிசாக ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் ரொக்கமாக வழங்கப்படும்” – மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் திரு. மு.க. ஸ்டாலின் அவர்கள் அறிவிப்பு#CMMKSTALIN | #TNDIPR |@CMOTamilnadu @mkstalin@mp_saminathan pic.twitter.com/oh5QTXB5Q5
— TN DIPR (@TNDIPRNEWS) January 5, 2024
- The cash will be distributed through fair price shops to all ration cardholders, except for central and state government employees, Income Tax payers, public sector employees, sugar cardholders, and those without commodities
- The government has already announced a Pongal gift hamper containing one kg of each rice and sugar, besides sugarcane
An official release, quoting the chief minister, said Rs 1,000 cash will be distributed through fair price shops ahead of the festival to all ration cardholders as “Pongal gift,” except for central and state government employees, Income Tax payers, those employed in public sector undertakings, sugar ration cardholders and those holding ration cards without any commodities.
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The amount will be distributed in cash ahead of Pongal through ration shops along with the already announced gift hamper of one kilogram of raw rice, one kilogram of sugar, one sugarcane, and a dhoti and a saree.
Further, the monthly payment of Rs 1,000 under the ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam,’ benefiting 1.15 crore women heads of family, will be made on January 10, five days ahead of the schedule on the occasion of Pongal, it added.
The amount will be deposited in the beneficiaries’ respective bank accounts.
