Overview
- The package covers about 2.22 crore beneficiaries, including families in Sri Lankan Tamil rehabilitation camps.
- Each household will receive a hamper with 1 kg raw rice, 1 kg sugar and a whole sugarcane, along with dhoti and saree distribution.
- The government estimates total expenditure for cash assistance, hampers and clothing at roughly Rs 6,936.17 crore.
- Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will inaugurate the rollout on January 8, with tokens issued in advance to manage orderly collection at ration shops.
- An earlier Rs 248 crore order only addressed procuring hamper items, and the broader cash component was later confirmed in an official release during an election year that also saw a new pension scheme announced.