The Tamil Nadu has announced gift hampers to the people of the state to enable them to celebrate the Pongal, the harvest festival and Tamil New Year Day festivals in January next.
The gift hamper, comprising items required for preparing sweet Pongal, a delicacy prepared on the occasion of the harvest festival, would be given free of cost to all card holders in the state.
The gift hamper would comprise 500 gms of raw rice, 500 gms of jaggery, 100 gms of greem gram and 20 gms of cashew nut, raisins and cardamom, an official release here said.
Card holders could obtain the gift hamper from January one to 14, next year from fair price shops in the state, the release said. The state government announcement came hours after a high-level committee of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) adopted a resolution, urging Chief Minister Dr.Kalaignar M Karunanidhi to distribute gift hampers to the people to celebrate the Pongal and Tamil New Year Day in January this morning.
Gift hampers worth of Rs 210, each consisting of 10 kg rice, one kg sugar, one coconut, 250 gm sweet, vegetables for Rs seven, 100 gm ghee, 200 gm green gram, 50 gm turmeric, 50 gm mustard, 50 gm dry chillies and Rs 50 in cash, could be obtained to the families of landless agricultural labourers of delta districts.
Notes:
This festival gift hampers is very very helpfull for Economically poor people and Formars.
we thanks to Our Chief Minister Dr.Kalaignar M Karunanidhi .....
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