Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha has announced that gift hampers will be distributed to all families which have ration card on Pongal festival. Already she made announcements for Government employees.


We provided complete report on that. Based on Groups, the amount was provided. Now recently Jayalalitha has issued a press statement regarding the Gift hamper. In the statement she said, each gift hamper will consist of one kilogram of raw rice, one kg of sugar, two feet sugarcane and Rs.100 in cash.


All these gift hampers will be given to all 1.8 Crore families in the state. The statement further read that all the special gift hampers will be distributed through all PDS outlets ahead of the festival.


The total estimation for this Pongal gift hampers is said to be Rs.300 Crores. This will also be provided to Sri Lankan Tamils staying in refugee camps. The Government also is planning to provide some basic amenities with ration in this month.



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