<span style="color: #222222;">The Tamil Nadu Government began delivering the Pongal bonanza to more than two crore ration card holders beginning today.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy had earlier announced that the beneficiaries would also get a cash amount of 2,500 rupees alongwith the bonanza.<br />''<br />''The State Government's bonanza for Pongal the harvest festival includes ingredients to make chakkarai Pongal. One kilogram of raw rice, sugar, 20 grams of cashew and raisins, eight grams of cardamom besides a sugarcane will be given to the card holders who get rice from the Public Distribution System. <br />''<br />''The distribution will continue till the 12 th of this month and left out card holders can claim it on the 13th. Experts say that this would go a long way to benefit the card holders making it up for those who have no way of earning during the COVID-19 season. </span><br />