Pongal gift: Raw rice, sugar, cane
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Chennai: The state government will give 1kg each of raw rice and sugar and one sugarcane to ration card holders eligible for rice and Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in rehabilitation camps. The state government allotted 238crore to procure these items and distribute it through the ration shops.
According to the government order, the raw rice would be procured at the cost of 35.2, while the sugar will be procured at the rate of 40.6 and the sugarcane will be procured at the rate of 33 for one sugarcane. Last year, the state government gave 1,000 as Pongal cash prize. This year, it distributes only the three items ahead of Pongal.tnn
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