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Card holders wait in front of a ration shop at Karumbalai in Madurai on Saturday to receive the COVID-19 financial assistance. | Photo Credit:
G. Moorthy
Finance Minister P.T.R.P. Thiagarajan and Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy inaugurated distribution of the first instalment of COVID-19 relief assistance of ₹2,000 for rice ration card holders here on Saturday.
Mr. Moorthy said 8.90 lakh card holders in Madurai district would receive the first instalment of the financial assistance. He distributed the assistance to a few beneficiaries at Chettikulam of Madurai East Assembly constituency and Alanganallur of Sholavandan constituency. He said that the public can contact the War Room functioning on the Collectorate premises for COVID-19-related grievances. The Finance Minister distributed financial assistance on North Masi Street.