More than 13.5 lakh food packets have been distributed to the poor from Annadhanam kitchens attached to 54 temples in the State from March 30, The Hindu reported.
The food was cooked and supplied based on the requests from local revenue officials.
Around 2.25 crores have been spent on supplying food to those in need. Usually variety rice like lemon rice, tomato rice, tamarind rice, vegetable rice are provided as they are easy to cook, pack and distribute.
Quoting an official from HRCE, it was reported the demand for food packets went over 42,000 packets a day which has now stabilized at 23,000 and odd due to relaxation in lockdown.
This has benefitted those in villages who do not have jobs and many of whom are elderly.
The temples in Tamil Nadu serve Annadhanam to thousands of people every day.