Tamil Nadu Expands Free Temple Meals Scheme, Benefiting 5 Lakh Devotees

Wednesday, 14 October 2026Newsdesk

This enhancement adds 2,25,475 newly covered devotees annually, bringing the total number of beneficiaries across these ten temples to 5,08,350 every year.

New Delhi 14 October 2026

As per news report of NDTV,In a major welfare expansion, the Vijay government in Tamil Nadu has scaled up the daily Annadhanam (free meal) scheme across ten prominent temples in the state by hundred percent. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister C. Ramesh officially inaugurated the expanded program at the Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple in Kundrathur, Kanchipuram district, alongside senior ministers and officials.

Source - NDTV