Pongal gift is being issued from today to PDS card holders
Posted on: 09/Jan/2017 12:54:46 PM
Tamil Nadu government is issuing Pongal gift pack to all the ration card holders (Rice), Police family card holders, and families of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees residing in camps in the state,
The gift pack consists of a kg of raw rice and sugar each, smaller packs (approximately 20-25 grams) of cashew nut, raisin, cardamom and two feet long sugarcane piece, benefiting 1.80 crore PDS card holders. The gift is to enable people to cook Pongal (Sweet rice) on the day of the festival in keeping with the age old practice. This pack is being issued from today.
