‘Vetri Special Vegetables Kit’ with 10 varieties launched in Tamil Nadu at ₹100

Tamil Nadu Cooperation Minister V Gandhiraj distributes ₹100 Vetri Special Vegetable Kit containing 10 vegetables to the public at its pre-Deepavali launch in Chennai on November 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: V. Umesh Kumar

Tamil Nadu’s Cooperation Minister V Gandhiraj on Thursday (November 5, 2026) launched the sale of the ‘Vetri Special Vegetables Kit’, a pack containing 10 vegetables, which is being sold at a subsidized rate of ₹100 in 218 cooperative shops across the state.

The Minister launched the sale at Chinthamani Supermarket at Poonga Nagar Cooperative’s wholesale outlet in Anna Nagar West, Chennai. The sale of a special set of vegetables will continue for three days, until November 7.

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What are the vegetables in the set?

Each set will contain 500 grams of onion, 500 grams of tomatoes, 250 grams of brinjal, 250 grams of potatoes, 200 grams of carrots, 200 grams of beans, 100 grams of green chillies, 100 grams of lemon, 50 grams of ginger and 500 grams of coconut. The total weight of the 10 vegetables will be between 2.55 kg and 2.6 kg.

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The objective of selling this set through the cooperative stores was to ensure that the public gets fresh and quality cooking vegetables at an affordable price, lower than the normal market prices, ahead of the Deepavali festival, an official release said.

Mobile sales vehicles

Apart from the 218 cooperative stores across the state, this set of vegetables will be sold through four mobile vending vans in Chennai. The minister also marked these vehicles.

Tamil Nadu Cooperation Minister V Gandhiraj in Chennai on November 5, 2026 on display a mobile vending van for the distribution of Vetri Special Vegetable Sets | Photo Credit: V. Umesh Kumar

One set per person

Sets will be sold during regular store hours. To ensure that more people benefit from the scheme, the state government has limited the sale to one set per person under the initiative.

Some of the beneficiaries who received the packages from the minister told The Hindu that the scheme was very beneficial at a time of prevailing food inflation and would be especially useful during the festival season. G. Rani, the recipient, said that “the set would have cost more than ₹150 in the market if the items in it were purchased individually.”

Women with special Vetri vegetable kits in Chennai Nov 05, 2026 | Photo Credit: V. Umesh Kumar

P. Amudha, Additional Principal Secretary, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection; Among those present was G. Latha, Registrar of Cooperatives.

Published – 05 Nov 2026 10:36 IST