Good response to grocery kits sale in Tiruchi

TIRUCHI Over 2,000 grocery kits containing 10 essential commodities for ₹200 have been sold in Tiruchi district this week as part of a promotion launched to make essential groceries available at affordable prices. “The kits are available at seven cooperative stores in the district, and have been popular with the public due to their affordability and the good quality ingredients,” a senior official of the Office of the Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies for Tiruchi Region told The Hindu on Thursday.

The kits are being sold at two cooperative stores each in Lalgudi and Thuraiyur, and one store each in Musiri, BHEL Tiruverumbur, and Ordnance Factory Tiruchi (OFT). The 1.45-kg kit contains 250 grams each of Bengal gram dal, green gram dal and tamarind; 150 grams each of coriander and garlic; 100 grams each of chilli, mustard and broken black gram dal; and 50 grams each of cumin and fennel seeds.

The retail price of the entire pack is approximately ₹290 in the open market.