Free temple meals doubled as Tamil Nadu expands welfare scheme
- Tamil Nadu doubled its free meal scheme across 10 major temples, benefiting over 5 lakh devotees, on October 13.
- Daily free meals increased from 100 to 200 devotees at several temples in Chennai, Coimbatore and Kanchipuram.
- The expansion adds 2.25 lakh beneficiaries annually, bringing the total to 5.08 lakh devotees across 10 temples.
- Minister C. Ramesh launched the expanded scheme at Subramaniya Swamy Temple in Kundrathur, Kanchipuram.
Source: ndtv.com
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