Over 12,000 families receive special grocery, vegetables kits in Salem

Over 12,000 families in Salem district received the special grocery kits of ₹200 and Vetri Special Vegetables Kits of ₹100, according to the district administration.The kit schemes were launched by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to control the prices essentials and vegetables during the festive season and make them available to consumers at reasonable prices.The special grocery kit comprised 10 items, weighed 1.45 kg and sold at ₹200 by the Cooperative Department. The kit contained 250 grams of split Bengal gram, 250 grams of split yellow moong dal, 100 grams of chilies, 150 grams of coriander, 150 grams of garlic, 250 grams of tamarind, 100 grams of mustard seeds, 100 grams of split urad dal, 50 grams of cumin seeds, and 50 grams of anise seeds. Arrangements were made to provide these kits to consumers through 128 outlets across Tamil Nadu, including cooperative supermarkets. The scheme was launched in Chennai on October 30.Similarly, the Vetri special vegetable kit comprised 10 items. These are 500 grams of onion, 500 grams of tomato, 250 grams of brinjal, 250 grams of potato, 200 grams of carrot, 200 grams of beans, 100 grams of green chili, 100 grams of lemon, 50 grams of ginger, and 1 coconut (weighing 400 to 450 grams). Priced at ₹100, these kits were sold from 218 cooperative outlets across Tamil Nadu.Salem District Collector K. Elambahavath said that the sale of special grocery kits was launched in Salem District on November 1. These grocery kits were sold from eight select outlets from November 1 to 7. Likewise, Vetri special vegetables kits were sold from 13 select cooperative outlets in the district.A total of 6,589 ration card holders benefitted under the special grocery kit scheme between November 1 and November 7. Likewise, 5,775 ration card holders received Vetri special vegetables kits from November 5 to November 7, the District Collector added. Published - November 12, 2026 06:19 pm IST