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‘Thayumanavar Scheme' to deliver essential commodities to senior citizens, physically challenged at doorstep launched
The 'Thayumanavar Scheme' to deliver the essential commodities through the ration shops to the senior citizens above the age of 70 and the differently abled at their doorstep was launched here on Tuesday.
Inaugurating the scheme at Jothipuram near Palayamkottai bus stand in the presence of District Collector R. Sukumar and Palayamkottai MLA M. Abdul Wahab, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu said the scheme had been launched by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to ensure the food security of the senior citizens and the physically challenged, who would find it difficult to come to their ration shop on their own, buy the essential commodities from the ration shop and return back while carrying the products they purchased.
The beneficiaries, whose details had already been compiled, will get rice, sugar, cooking oil etc. on the second Saturdays and Sundays. The visiting field staff of Department of Civil Supplies in a mini cargo vehicle with the essential commodities, electronic scale and point of sale will deliver the goods to the beneficiaries at their doorstep.
In Tirunelveli district, 441 mini cargo vehicles have been hired to deliver the essential commodities to 39,033 cards with 52,064 beneficiaries through 704 ration shops, he said.
'Cardholder families with 70-year-old senior citizens and children below the age of 18, families only with 70-year-old senior citizens, differently-abled cardholder without any other family member, families with more than one physically challenged members and the families needing assistance will be given the essential commodities under this scheme at their doorstep,' he said.
After receiving the essential commodities, a 73-year-old Jayaseeli of Jothipuram said she had to walk for a distance to reach the Daniel Thomas Street ration shop under the scorching sun, wait in the queue in front of the ration shop for a while, get the essential commodities and carry it back to her house situated about 300 meters away from the ration shop.
'This arrangement is a boon for people like us,' said Mrs. Jayaseeli.
Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies P.M. Murugesan, District Revenue Officer S. Bagyalakshmi, Deputy Registrar, Public Distribution Scheme, Karthik and others were present.
In Tenkasi district, District Collector A.K. Kamal Kishore launched the scheme at Nanngaram near Courtallam in the presence of MLAs S. Palani Nadar and T. Sadan Thirumalaikumar.
'A total of 41,823 senior citizens and the differently-abled will get benefited,' Mr. Kamal Kishore said.
Minister for Social Welfare P. Geetha Jeevan and Thoothukudi District Collector K. Elambahavath launched the scheme in a house under the Tooveypuram Jayaraj Road ration shop.
Kanniyakumari District Collector R. Alagumeena inaugurated the scheme in the Labours' Colony at Keeripaarai under Thadikkaarankonam village panchayat close to the Western Ghats and at Rathnapuram under Thidal village panchayat in Thovaalai union.
'A total of 65,343 beneficiaries under 43,730 ration cards will get benefited under 'Thayumanavar Scheme,' Ms. Alagumeena said.
Mayor R. Magesh, District Supplies Officer Pushpa and the senior offiicals were present.
