Ahead of Deepavali, govt launches ‘Vetri’ special vegetable pack
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The scheme, which will be in force for three days, was inaugurated by Minister for Cooperation V Ganthiraj at the Poonga Nagar Cooperative Wholesale Store in Chennai, where he distributed the first sets of vegetable packs to the public.
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Ahead of Deepavali, govt launches ‘Vetri’ special vegetable pack
Chennai: The government on Thursday launched the ‘Vetri Special Vegetable Pack’ scheme, offering a curated combo of 10 essential kitchen vegetables for a highly subsidised price of Rs 100 ahead of Deepavali. The scheme, which will be in force for three days, was inaugurated by Minister for Cooperation V Ganthiraj at the Poonga Nagar Cooperative Wholesale Store in Chennai, where he distributed the first sets of vegetable packs to the public.
Through the scheme named after the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, the special vegetable pack will be made available across 218 selected cooperative outlets and four mobile units in Chennai. “The special sale will run for three days from November 5 to 7, across 218 selected cooperative retail outlets throughout Tamil Nadu.
To ensure wider reach in the state capital, the government has also deployed four mobile vegetable vending vehicles to distribute the packs across various neighbourhoods in Chennai,” the Minister later told reporters. Each eco-friendly pack weighs between 2.55 kg and 2.60 kg, and contains fresh, sorted, and hygienically packed essentials to insulate the public from open-market price fluctuations during the festival. The Rs 100 combo contains: onions: 500g, tomatoes: 500g, brinjal: 250g, potatoes: 250g, carrots: 200g, beans: 200g, green chillies: 100g, lemons: 100g, ginger: 50g and coconut: 1 piece (weighing 400g to 450g). To ensure that the benefits reach the maximum number of households and to prevent hoarding, authorities have restricted the sale to one vegetable pack per person. The packs will be available during the regular working hours of the designated cooperative stores, according to a release here.
