TN Government Announcements Pongal Prizes for 2025 Pongal Festival. The Tamil Nadu government has announced that Rs.1000 will be given as a Pongal gift to all the state government employees, employees of public sector organizations and sugar card holders to celebrate Pongal, the Tamil festival.The Tamil Nadu government is consulting on the Pongal gift giving scheme. That is, TN Government Announcements Pongal Prizes are giving advice regarding direct payment of Pongal prize amount into bank account. Also, if you want to pay Pongal gift amount directly into the bank account, the bank account number of the head of the family should have a minimum balance in their bank account. Perhaps if their bank account does not have the minimum balance, the Pongal gift amount given by the government will be useless. It is also reported that an announcement will be made soon.