New Delhi: In a reduction to over 80 crore Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (June 7) introduced to prolong the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till Diwali.
In this time of the pandemic, the Prime Minister, whereas addressing the nation, mentioned the federal government is standing by the poor with each want as their associate.
“Today, the government has decided that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana will now be extended till Diwali. That is, by November, free food grains will be available in fixed quantity every month to more than 80 crore countrymen,” the Prime Minister mentioned.
The PMGKAY scheme is a meals safety welfare scheme introduced by the federal government of India in March 2020 through the Covid-19 pandemic.
The programme is operated by the Department of Food and Public Distribution below the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The scheme goals to feed the poorest residents of India by offering grain by the Public Distribution System, to all of the precedence households (ration card holders and people recognized by the Antyodaya Anna Yojana scheme).
Under the PMGKAY, 5 kg of rice or wheat (in accordance to regional dietary preferences) per particular person and 1 kg of pulse to every household holding a ration card is supplied. The scale of this welfare scheme makes it the most important meals safety programme on this planet.
(inputs from company)
