Vellore Collector R. Nanthagopal distributed aids and assistance worth Rs.17 lakhs to 62 beneficiaries at the function held in connection with the inauguration of the Government Exhibition at the Fort here on Sunday.
The assistance included:
- Cheques for Rs. 25,000 each to 18 persons under the Girl Child Protection Scheme
- Tri-wheeler scooters worth Rs.57,900 each were given to 13 differently-abled persons through the Department of Differently- Abled Welfare.
- Scholarships were also given away to 31 students under the Farmers’ Protection Scheme. The children were all children of farmers.
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