Panneerselvam had last week announced the gift pack that includes a kg of raw rice and sugarcane each and said it would be distributed before the Pongal festival, falling on Jan 14, through ration shops across the state.
The gift hamper also includes cashew and dry grapes, all of which are used in making Pongal, a sweet dish, on the occasion of the Tamil harvest festival.
To mark the rollout of the programme, Panneerselvam gave away the gift hampers to 14 families at the Secretariat here, a government release said.
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