NEW DELHI: Months forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, the Narendra Modi authorities as we speak authorised the extension of free foodgrain scheme ‘PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’ which was began in April 2020 to assist individuals fight hardships confronted by the poor and needy resulting from financial disruptions attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic within the nation.
Underneath the route of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the union cupboard met as we speak and determined to increase the general public distribution program’s five-year period of free grain distribution by the federal authorities to all eligible people. When the Covid epidemic first broke out, the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana was launched. Underneath this scheme, holders of ration playing cards had been eligible to obtain an additional 5 kg of grains (both rice or wheat, relying on their choice).
As a part of the elevated meals distribution program, chana was additionally being supplied. Throughout his election rallies earlier this month, Prime Minister Modi himself introduced the extension of the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana by the middle. The PMGKAY program was first launched in 2020–21, nevertheless it was solely introduced for 3 months (April–June 2020). Nonetheless, it was prolonged till December 2022 in seven consecutiv phases.
The scheme has 80 crore beneficiaries. Throughout an election rally in Durg on November 4, Chhattisgarh the Prime Minister had made the announcement of the choice to increase the free ration scheme.
“I’ve determined that the BJP authorities will lengthen the scheme of offering free ration to 80 crore poor individuals of the nation for the subsequent 5 years. Your affections and blessings give me the facility to take such selections, ” PM Modi had mentioned.
Earlier, the Central Authorities had determined to take away the monetary burden of the poor beneficiaries and to make sure nationwide uniformity and efficient implementation of NFSA, and had determined to supply foodgrains freed from value to the beneficiaries coated below NFSA, 2013, for a interval of 1 12 months, starting January 01, 2023. (With company inputs)
