Distribution of Pongal gift hampers to begin in Coimbatore on Jan. 4
The Hindu
The district administration would start distributing Pongal gift hampers on January 4 by issuing tokens first, said a release. For the 10.78 lakh beneficiaries in the district, the administration woul
The district administration would start distributing Pongal gift hampers on January 4 by issuing tokens first, said a release.
For the 10.78 lakh beneficiaries in the district, the administration would distribute the gift hampers, street-wise at 200 beneficiaries a day on turn basis. The beneficiaries included rice card holders and Sri Lankan refugees living in camps.
The tokens would have the date and time of distribution. The Pongal gifts distribution would be through the point of sale machine. After the sale, the card holder would get an SMS, the release said and added that the distribution would continue even after the Pongal festival.