Ration card holders waiting in a long queue to receive Pongal gift hamper at a ration shop at Barathipuram in Dindigul on Thursday. | Photo Credit: KARTHIKEYAN G Distribution of Pongal gift hampers began in Dindigul, Theni and Sivaganga districts on Thursday. The gift hamper contains one kg of raw rice, one kg of sugar, one sugarcane, dhoti and saree and ₹3,000 in cash. In Dindigul district, Minister for Rural Development I. Periyasamy inaugurated the scheme at the fair price shops in Sithayankottai town panchayat and Sitharevu panchayat of Athoor Union in the presence of Dindigul Collector S. Saravanan. A total of 6.94 lakh card holders in the district would benefit under the scheme. In Theni district, MP Thanga Tamil Selvan, Periyakulam MLA K.S. Saravana Kumar and Theni Collector Ranjeet Singh inaugurated the scheme at a fair price shop in Theni Allinagaram Municipality. A total of 4.30 lakh card holders in the district would benefit. In Sivaganga district, Sivaganga Collector K. Porkodi inaugurated the scheme at a fair price shop in Sivaganga Municipality. A total of 4.19 lakh card holders in the district would benefit. Published – January 08, 2026 09:19 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Karnataka government to offer A-Khata status to B-Khata properties in urban local bodies jurisdiction A parliamentary standing committee visited Coimbatore on January 8 to study the impact on US tariffs on Indian textile and garment exporters