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Salem has the highest number of beneficiaries under CM's Thayumanavar Scheme, says Minister
Tourism Minister R. Rajendran on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) said that in Tamil Nadu, Salem district has the highest number of beneficiaries under the Chief Minister's Thayumanavar scheme.
On Tuesday, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the Thayumanavar scheme to distribute ration items, including rice and sugar, to the homes of the elderly and differently-abled family card holders aged above 70 years. In Salem district, Tourism Minister R. Rajendran visited their homes that come under the Karuppur Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society fair price shop and distributed the essential items.
Speaking to the reporters, Mr. Rajendran said that under the scheme across Tamil Nadu, 20.42 lakh people aged over 70 years, totalling up to 15.81 lakh ration cards will be benefitted via 34,809 fair price shops. Likewise, 1.27 lakh differently-abled linked with 91,969 ration shops will be benefitted. In total, 21.70 lakh will be benefitted in the State by receiving essential ration items at their homes.
In Salem, there are 1,743 functioning fair price shops, including 1,265 full-time and 478 part-time shops. Through these shops, 92,988 ration card holders will be benefitted in the district . Salem got the first place in the State with the highest beneficiaries under the scheme, the Minister added.
Stating that staffs from the fair price shop will go to the homes of eligible beneficiaries with electronic weighing machine, including e-PoS machines, and distribute ration items, the Minister said that on every second Saturday and Sunday the beneficiaries will receive the essential items. In Salem, the scheme will be divided into 1,489 groups and the ration items will be distributed through one vehicle for every 70 family cards in the Corporation and in municipalities.
In hill areas, one vehicle will cover 50 ration card holders and in rural areas, one vehicle will cover 60 ration card holders and distribute accordingly, Mr. Rajendran added.
District Collector R. Brindha Devi and officials from departments concerned also participated.
