{
  "id": 17985006,
  "title": "Collect sarees, dhotis before Nov. 7, pensioners told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/collect-sarees-dhotis-before-nov-7-pensioners-told",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T15:55:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/collect-sarees-dhotis-before-nov-7-pensioners-told/article71662144.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Family card holders, who also receive old age pensions, have been instructed to collect their sarees or dhotis for Deepavali from fair price shops by November 7. This year, 24,49,366 sarees and 10,88,001 dhotis are set to be distributed. The recipients must personally collect the garments along with their family cards. Officials have been directed to ensure the timely distribution of the clothing items. The press release emphasized adherence to terms and conditions, requiring comments to be in English, full sentences, non-abusive, and non-personal. Users are urged to maintain community guidelines while posting comments on the new commenting platform.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Family card holders must collect sarees/dhotis by Nov. 7",
    "24,49,366 sarees and 10,88,001 dhotis to be distributed",
    "Officials directed to ensure timely garment distribution"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}