Home Delivery of Ration to begin in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Cheif Minister M K Stalin to announce 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 press 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.