About 7.85 lakh family cardholders to get Pongal gift hampers in Cuddalore

District Collector Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar inspected sugarcane fields in Pathirakottai earmarked for procurement of canes for use in Pongal gift hampers slated for distribution through fair price outlets in the district.

In Cuddalore district, 7,85,994 ration card holders are eligible for the gift hampers. The hampers will include one kg each of raw rice and sugar, a sugarcane and ₹3,000 in cash. Each cane has been priced at ₹38.

On Tuesday, the Collector visited sugarcane fields at Pathirakottai to check the quality of cane.

He said the procurement of sugarcane would be recorded in the due format and payments would be directly credited to the accounts of the farmers. Block-level committees have been constituted for the procurement of sugarcane that would be given with each pongal hamper.

Cautioning farmers against being duped by middlemen, he urged them to be aware of the details of officials engaged in the procurement process.