“Wet grinders, food mixers and fans have one year guarantee”

: Distribution of free laptops, wet grinders, mixer grinders and fans commenced here on Friday.

In a function held at Paimpozhil in the district, Minister for Khadi and Village Industries P. Chendur Pandian gave away 88 free laptops to students of Government Higher Secondary School and wet grinders, mixer grinders and fans to 168 beneficiaries from Kanagasabapathiperi, both falling under Kadayanallur constituency.

Addressing the functions, Mr. Pandian appealed to the students to use the laptops in the best possible fashion to enrich their knowledge and informed that all cardholders getting free rice would get the wet grinders, mixer grinders and fans.

District Collector R. Selvaraj said the freebies being given under Chief Minister's Special Programmes were of superior quality and were being disbursed after the gifts' quality was checked thoroughly.

In phases

In Tirunelveli district, over 8 lakh beneficiaries would get the wet grinders, mixer grinders and fans in a phased manner.

In the first phase (during the current fiscal), 1.08 lakh beneficiaries would get these three appliances.

“Since the companies that supplied the wet grinders, mixer grinders and fans have given 1 year guarantee, the beneficiaries may contact the officials concerned in case of any repair within the first 72 hours and the officials will take immediate and appropriate steps to replace the broke down appliances,” Dr. Selvaraj said.

In a function held at Therkkumedu, the Collector, a veterinary doctor, handed over free cows to 50 beneficiaries.

District Revenue Officer P. Uma Maheshwari, Chief Educational Officer K. Sasikala and government officials participated.

Tuticorin

Freebies were distributed to beneficiaries here also on Friday. S.T. Chellapandian, Labour Minister and S.P. Shanmuganathan, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister, distributed the freebies in the presence of Collector Ashish Kumar.

As many as hundred laptops were provided to students of government schools including Government Higher Secondary, Siruthondanallur and Seena Vaana Government Higher Secondary School, Tuticorin.

Besides, household articles were extended to 1,134 beneficiaries.

S. Amirthajothi, District Revenue Officer, M.S Parimala, Chief Educational Officer, Porkodi, Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruchendur, A. Basheer, District Supply Officer, and others attended, according to a statement.

Nagercoil

The Forest Minister K.T. Pachaimal distributed free home appliances, including wet grinders, mixers and table-fans to 411 beneficiaries at Siramadam Government Higher Secondary School near Boothapandi on Friday.

He said that it had been decided to distribute home appliances to 70,000 beneficiaries in the first phase and the entire beneficiaries would be handed over the home appliances at the earliest in a phased manner.

The beneficiaries should not sell the gifts.

Stern action would be initiated against those who would sell the gifts, warned the Minister.

Collector S. Madumathi, Nagercoil MLA Nanjil A. Murugesan, , District Revenue Officer Prabhakaran, Project Director of District Development Agency Manthirachalam, and other officials attended the function.