Chennai: Chief Minister M.K.Stalin yesterday held an important meeting with ministers and officials at the Chennai Chief Secretariat regarding the distribution of Pongal gift packages. In a day or two, the official announcement about the Pongal collection will be released. In order to celebrate the Tamil Thirunalam Thai Pongal festival, a special package is being provided by the Tamil Nadu government. For Thai Pongal last year, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin announced a 20-item package for rice family card holders and families living in Sri Lankan Tamil rehabilitation camps.
In this set, you will find ingredients such as tamarind, jaggery, cashews, grapes, cardamom, dal, ghee for Pongal, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, mustard, cumin, pepper, tamarind, chickpeas, urad dal, semolina and wheat flour for festive cooking. , salt and cloth bags (20 items) were distributed to 2,15,48,060 families at a total cost of Rs.188 crores. In this case, an important consultation meeting was held yesterday under the leadership of Chief Minister M. K. Stalin at the Chennai Chief Secretariat regarding what items can be given to the family card holders in the gift package for the 2023 Pongal festival.
Food Minister Chakrapani, Cooperatives Minister Periyagaruppan, Chief Secretary Thaoyanpu and senior officers of the department participated in this. It is said that in the consultation meeting various matters including what items to give in the Pongal gift package and how to purchase the items were discussed. It seems important decisions were taken in the meeting. Based on the results, it seems that the Tamil Nadu government will release an official announcement regarding the Pongal collection today or tomorrow. At the same time, an information has been released that Rs.1000 prize money will be given along with the Pongal gift package. In that case, it seems that Pongal gift money will be given through ration shops.