TN to deliver ration to over 21 lakh elderly and differently abled at their doorsteps

The scheme will cost the state Rs 30.16 crore and aims to ensure the welfare of Tamil Nadu’s most marginalised, reflecting a strong pro-people approach by the government.

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin will launch a scheme on Tuesday to deliver ration items to the doors of over 21 lakh beneficiaries—senior citizens and the differently abled—the Tamil Nadu government said.

The "Chief Minister's Thayumanavar Scheme" will be launched by Stalin here, wherein ration items including rice and sugar will be delivered to the intended beneficiaries at their doorsteps, an official release said.

Senior citizens of over 70 years and differently abled ration card holders are the targeted beneficiaries of the scheme.

Around 20.42 lakh senior citizens and over 1.27 lakh differently abled persons would benefit from the scheme, it said.

As part of the initiative, the ration items will be door-delivered to the beneficiaries every second Saturday and Sunday and the relevant details have already been received from the Food and Consumer Protection department and shared with the field staff concerned, it said.

The staff will deliver the items to eligible beneficiaries. They would be provided with an electronic weighing machine and e-PoS (point of sale) machine as part of the initiative, it said.

"The pro-people move would cost the government a sum of Rs 30.16 crore and the government aims to ensure the welfare of the marginalised sections of the society," the release added.