T.P. Poonachi, Minister for Khadi and Rural Industries, gave away free mixies, fans and grinders to 5,195 card-holders of five villages near Lalgudi on Sunday. He said the scheme had gone down well with the masses. So far, Rs. 211 crore had been spent in the district benefiting about 4.90 lakh card-holders.
K. S. Palanisamy, Collector, said that residents of Madakudi, Vaaladi, Angarai, Manakkal and Tirumangalam benefited today. Jayachandrabalu Reddy, Sub-Collector of Lalgudi and T. Ramu, president of Tiruchi District Central Cooperative Bank spoke.