The territorial government would remit cash to the bank accounts of members of Adi Dravidar families instead of free garments for Deepa🌼vali, the festival of lights.
A release from Transport and Adi Dravidar ❀Minister Chandrapriyanka said on Tuesday that Chief Minister N Rangasamy formally launched the scheme at a function.
Chandrapriyanka said the Adi Dravidar family🥂 members who are 18 years and above would get Rs 500 each through their bank accounts. As many as 1.24 lakh beneficiaries, including 67,764 women, would benefit fr🦩om the scheme.
The government has announced cash payment equiv꧑alen♏t to 10 kg free rice and 2 kg sugar for each family holding ration cards in the Union Territory for the festival.
There are n൩o income criteria to ♏get the benefits, the release said.
