PM Modi's food security scheme averted rise in extreme poverty: IMF study
2 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi's food security scheme averted rise in extreme poverty: IMF study

India Today  

A study by the International Monetary fund has found that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s food security project — the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana — has been critical in preventing any increase in extreme poverty levels in India during the Covid-19 pandemic. The new IMF paper — Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India — found that extreme poverty in India was less than 1% in 2019 and it remained constant even during the pandemic in 2020. “PMGKAY was critical in preventing any increase in extreme poverty levels in India and the doubling of food entitlements worked substantially in terms of absorbing the Covid-induced income shocks on the poor,” the report stated. Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till September 2022.

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'Back to Basics' and 'March to Future': PM Modi reveals secret behind India's farming sector success
1 month ago

'Back to Basics' and 'March to Future': PM Modi reveals secret behind India's farming sector success

India TV News  

Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address on the first day of the G20 summit on Monday, complimented the Brazilian presidency of the grouping for taking forward the "people-centric decisions" taken at the bloc's summit in New Delhi last year. PM Modi highlights how India provides free food to 800 million people The theme of India's G20 …

PM Modi highlights India's success at poverty alleviation at G20 Summit in Rio de Janerio
1 month ago

PM Modi highlights India's success at poverty alleviation at G20 Summit in Rio de Janerio

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Over 800 million people in India are given free food grains said Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, while sharing India's success stories during the G20 session on `Social Inclusion and the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty, in Rio on Monday. "Over the last 10 years we have lifted 250 million people out of poverty, 550 million people are benefiting …

Food inflation at double digits, households in distress: Kharge questions PM Modi
1 month, 1 week ago

Food inflation at double digits, households in distress: Kharge questions PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the lack of development in the country citing food inflation, fall of Rupee and low average income of rural people in the country. In a post written in Hindi on his official X account, Kharge drew analogies on slogans coined by PM Modi to inflation, fall in Rupee …

'Double engine' of private investment, mass consumption derailed under Modi government: Congress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Double engine' of private investment, mass consumption derailed under Modi government: Congress

New Indian Express  

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh urged the government to accept what the Congress has been proposing - raising MGNREGA wages to a minimum of Rs.400 per day, guaranteeing MSP and a loan waiver for farmers, and a monthly income support scheme for women - to kickstart income growth in rural India. Last week, several CEOs from India Inc …

PM Modi on Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance: We are committed to ensuring affordable, top-quality healthcare for every Indian
3 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi on Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance: We are committed to ensuring affordable, top-quality healthcare for every Indian

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government is committed to ensuring accessible, affordable, and top-quality healthcare for every Indian. In this context, the Cabinet today has decided to further expand the ambit of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY to provide health coverage for all citizens above 70 years," Mr. Modi said in a post on X. In a post on …

‘Beneficiaries getting surplus food grains’: Rajnath Singh hails free ration scheme
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Beneficiaries getting surplus food grains’: Rajnath Singh hails free ration scheme

Hindustan Times  

Under the Centre's flagship free ration scheme, beneficiaries were getting more food grains than they could consume, and were selling the surplus in the market, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. Rajnath Singh “Are you not getting five kg food grains?” he asked attendees at an election rally in Bihar's Karakat Lok Sabha constituency. Singh, however, stated that the …

No rice for poor under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in tribal hill districts, Manipur CM told
7 months ago

No rice for poor under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in tribal hill districts, Manipur CM told

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI: The nexus between government officials and transport contractors has deprived the poor in at least two tribal hill districts of Manipur of rice under a Prime Minister’s scheme for months, a people’s rights group has told Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh. The Movement for People’s Rights Forum, Manipur on May 17 sought the Chief Minister’s intervention against the …

Modi govt spent ₹15.6 lakh crores on food grain subsidies in past 5 years, reveals RTI
9 months ago

Modi govt spent ₹15.6 lakh crores on food grain subsidies in past 5 years, reveals RTI

Op India  

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has informed that the Narendra Modi-led-Central government has spent ₹15.6 lakh crores on subsidies for food grains since 2018. An RTI was filed by activist Piyush Tripathi, seeking information about the cost incurred by the Centre for the distribution of wheat, rice and important food grains in the past 5 years. …

Poverty levels below 5%, claims NITI Aayog chief
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Poverty levels below 5%, claims NITI Aayog chief

The Hindu  

Less than 5% of Indians are now expected to be below the poverty line, and extreme destitution has almost gone away, a top government official asserted on February 25, citing the findings of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey for 2022-23. Subrahmanyam, the chief executive officer of the Centre’s think tank Niti Aayog, averred that growth is “broad-based” with rural Indians’ …

Modi govt's mismanagement has set economic transformation back by 20 years: Cong
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Modi govt's mismanagement has set economic transformation back by 20 years: Cong

Deccan Chronicle  

Underlining that economic growth means diversification of employment from agriculture to industry to services, the Congress on Saturday claimed that the progress achieved under Manmohan Singh's prime ministership in this direction has been reversed by the Narendra Modi government. The current dispensation's "mismanagement" has set the economic transformation back by 20 years, the party alleged.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said …

PM Modi inherited 'four-decade lag' in issues of nutrition in women & children, claims WCD Min Irani
10 months ago

PM Modi inherited 'four-decade lag' in issues of nutrition in women & children, claims WCD Min Irani

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Issues concerning nutrition and the security of women and children did not receive due attention for four decades until Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office in 2014 and delivered on all these fronts, Union minister Smriti Irani said on Friday. In a session themed 'Her Road from India: From Boardrooms to Global Institutions' at the Raisina Dialogue, the …

Budget 2024: Women, farmers, youth, poor are top priority for NDA
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Women, farmers, youth, poor are top priority for NDA

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday identified women, farmers, youth and the poor as priority segments of society for the NDA government, which is expecting a comeback to power after the national polls this year. “When the poor become empowered partners in the development process, government’s power to assist them also increases manifold.” Farmers are the food providers, …

Indian Economy under PM Modi has witnessed profound transformation: FM Nirmala Sitharaman gives govt’s report card
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Economy under PM Modi has witnessed profound transformation: FM Nirmala Sitharaman gives govt’s report card

Op India  

The Indian economy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has witnessed a profound transformation in the last 10 years when the government took several pro-people reforms that were structural, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, as she rose to present the interim Budget for 2024-25. “In 2014, the country was facing enormous challenges, the government overcame those challenges and …

Budget 2024: Average real income 50 per cent higher, inflation moderated, says Nirmala Sitharaman
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Average real income 50 per cent higher, inflation moderated, says Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the average real income of Indians has increased by 50 per cent and people's earnings have improved, leading to a better quality of life and increased aspirations for the future. Sitharaman attributed moderated inflation levels to good macroeconomic stability and robust investments. "There is macroeconomic stability, investments are robust, the economy is doing …

PM Modi releases first instalment of benefits to one lakh people under tribal welfare scheme
11 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi releases first instalment of benefits to one lakh people under tribal welfare scheme

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on January 15 that the country can develop only if benefits of various welfare schemes reach all, asserting that it is his guarantee that everyone, even those in the remotest of areas, will benefit from them. Releasing the first instalment of ₹540 crore to one lakh beneficiaries of a rural housing scheme under the Pradhan …

Country’s development possible only through progress of poor people: Union Minister
11 months, 1 week ago

Country’s development possible only through progress of poor people: Union Minister

The Hindu  

The outreach programme, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year to ensure that every poor person benefits from the it, said Union Minister of State for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shripad Y. Naik. He said the programme is being organised across the country to make people aware about the various schemes available …

Government choices and policies have taken India's economy to new height: PM Modi
1 year ago

Government choices and policies have taken India's economy to new height: PM Modi

Firstpost  

Modi said that their biggest priority should be people’s ease of living, and took a swipe at past governments saying they ignored the equality envisaged by B R Ambedkar, the key figure behind the Constitution, among all citizens Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government’s policies and decisions have taken the economy to a new height, creating immense …

Poll timing: The Hindu Editorial on the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
1 year, 1 month ago

Poll timing: The Hindu Editorial on the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

The Hindu  

The Union government’s move to extend the free foodgrains scheme for the next five years is welcome as it will continue to provide food security to large sections of vulnerable people. Based on National Food Security Act entitlements, the scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, benefits about 80.4 crore people, under the categories of Antyodaya Anna Yojana and …

PM Modi says BJP govt will extend free ration scheme for next 5 years
1 year, 1 month ago

PM Modi says BJP govt will extend free ration scheme for next 5 years

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that the Bharatiya Janata Party government will extend the free ration scheme for the next five years. The scheme - Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana - will benefit 80 crore poor people of the country, he said while speaking in poll-bound Chhattisgarh. "I have decided that the BJP government will extend the …

PM Modi says 13.5 crore Indians rose above poverty line in last 5 years
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Modi says 13.5 crore Indians rose above poverty line in last 5 years

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A staggering 13.50 crore Indians have risen above the poverty line in the past five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday quoting a recent NITI Aayog report. Speaking at the Madhya Pradesh Rozgar Mela, the prime minister said, “When decisions are made with positive thinking, right intention, and full integrity, the whole environment gets filled with …

PM Modi's Garib Kalyan: Why Rahul Gandhi is Wrong in Saying 'Poverty is a State of Mind' - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Modi's Garib Kalyan: Why Rahul Gandhi is Wrong in Saying 'Poverty is a State of Mind' - News18

News 18  

Speaking at a function in Allahabad in 2013, Rahul Gandhi stirred the hornet’s nest by dismissing poverty as just “a state of mind.” Measuring his words carefully has never been a strong suit of the Gandhi scion. Coming back to the issue of poverty, back in 2013, hailing the role of self-help groups, the then Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi …

India’s triumphs over poverty marred by an alarming hunger crisis as over 70 per cent of Indians fails to afford healthy food
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s triumphs over poverty marred by an alarming hunger crisis as over 70 per cent of Indians fails to afford healthy food

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 21, 2023 12:38 IST - 3 MINS READ Government think-tank NITI Aayog’s recent report, released on July 17, revealed a remarkable achievement in India’s fight against multidimensional poverty. However, despite these positive strides in economic development, a consortium of esteemed organisations including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, …

Claims of spike in poverty in India during COVID-19 patently false, says paper co-authored by Arvind Panagariya
1 year, 9 months ago

Claims of spike in poverty in India during COVID-19 patently false, says paper co-authored by Arvind Panagariya

The Hindu  

Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the COVID-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by eminent economist Arvind Panagariya. Mr. Panagariya, Columbia University Professor and former Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog and Vishal More of Intelink Advisors, New Delhi have co-authored a detailed paper …

Agriculture budget rose 5 times in 9 years to over ₹1.25 lakh crore: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Agriculture budget rose 5 times in 9 years to over ₹1.25 lakh crore: PM Modi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Union Budget 2023-24, like in the previous 8-9 years, focuses on the agriculture sector, and steps are being taken in mission mode to become completely self-sufficient in terms of edible oil. Noting that India’s agricultural sector remained distressed for a long time since Independence, the prime minister pointed out the …

The social sector has been short-changed once again
1 year, 10 months ago

The social sector has been short-changed once again

The Hindu  

The 2023 Budget did not have any big welfare announcements, which are usually expected from a government’s last full Budget before it faces national elections, and especially when there is a general economic slowdown that has particularly affected the poor. Along with grant-in-aid for capital assets, the budget estimate for effective capex is now ₹13.7 lakh crore, which is 4.5% …

No one went hungry as Centre provided free food grains to 80 crore people, says Sitharaman in Budget 2023 speech
1 year, 10 months ago

No one went hungry as Centre provided free food grains to 80 crore people, says Sitharaman in Budget 2023 speech

Hindustan Times  

The government ensured that no one went hungry during the pandemic by providing free food grains to 80 crore poor people, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. People queue up to take foodgrains from a government PDS shop in New Delhi. LIVE| The government is implementing scheme to supply free foodgrains to poor under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann …

Free foodgrains distribution scheme to cover 80 crore poor named PMGKAY: Centre
1 year, 11 months ago

Free foodgrains distribution scheme to cover 80 crore poor named PMGKAY: Centre

The Hindu  

The Central Government's integrated food security scheme has been named as the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, under which free foodgrains are being given to more than 80 crore poor people from January 1. The move also comes amid Opposition's criticism over the government discontinuing free monthly distribution of 5 kilograms of foodgrains to poor people under a scheme …

Free rations an admission of the starvation facing the country: CPI(M)
1 year, 11 months ago

Free rations an admission of the starvation facing the country: CPI(M)

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government’s latest announcement that it will provide free rations under the National Food Security Act is a clear admission of the starvation that our population is facing, the CPI Polit Bureau said in a statement here. The party has demanded the continuation of both the free 5 kg foodgrain that the government started giving during the COVID-19 …

PM Modi will decide on extending PMGKAY beyond December: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje
2 years ago

PM Modi will decide on extending PMGKAY beyond December: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take a call on extending the PMGKAY scheme to provide free ration to the poor beyond December, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje said on Thursday said stressing that the government has sufficient foodgrains stock. The scheme is till December..After that, the decision will be taken by the Prime Minister," Ms. Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for …

Weighing in on PMGKAY, the free grains scheme
2 years, 1 month ago

Weighing in on PMGKAY, the free grains scheme

The Hindu  

The extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, a scheme to distribute free foodgrains to the poor, for another three months, comes as a surprise for many reasons. Aimed at providing an additional allocation of foodgrains from the central pool at five kilograms per person per month free of cost, the PMGKAY benefits cardholders of the Antyodaya Anna …

Centre in ‘denial mode’ of India’s poverty, hunger issues: P. Chidambaram
2 years, 2 months ago

Centre in ‘denial mode’ of India’s poverty, hunger issues: P. Chidambaram

The Hindu  

Veteran Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi-led Central Government is in "denial mode" vis-a-vis challenge of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, which he claimed was more evident when it rejected the latest Global Hunger Index report. Right after the report, India rejected the Global Hunger index 2022, saying it suffers from "serious …

Dealing with freebies: As India needs food subsidy reforms, Modi can take a cue from Vajpayee
2 years, 4 months ago

Dealing with freebies: As India needs food subsidy reforms, Modi can take a cue from Vajpayee

Firstpost  

The release of two papers — from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund respectively — has once again brought the poverty debate into the limelight. The IMF paper, however, calculates poverty by using the National Statistical Organisation’s Consumer Expenditure Survey as base and adjusting it for direct effect of massive food grain subsidy given under the National Food …

Extending free food grain for poor scheme beyond September not advisable on fiscal ground: Expenditure Department
2 years, 5 months ago

Extending free food grain for poor scheme beyond September not advisable on fiscal ground: Expenditure Department

The Hindu  

The free food grain for poor scheme PM-GKAY should not be extended beyond September as it could strain government finances, the Expenditure Department has said. While the cooking gas subsidy to poor would cost the government ₹6,100 crore, the reduction of excise duty on petrol and diesel would alone cost ₹1 lakh crore. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had last month …

PM Modi releases ₹21,000 crore for 10 crore farmers under PM Kisan scheme
2 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi releases ₹21,000 crore for 10 crore farmers under PM Kisan scheme

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday released the 11th instalment of funds under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, giving out ₹21,000 crore to more than 10 crore beneficiary farmers. 100% empowerment means that every poor gets full benefits from government schemes,” said the prime minister while addressing Garib Kalyan Sammelan in Shima, Himachal Pradesh. The funds …

India eradicates ‘extreme poverty’ via PMGKY: IMF paper
2 years, 8 months ago

India eradicates ‘extreme poverty’ via PMGKY: IMF paper

The Hindu  

A new IMF paper released on Tuesday, titled ‘Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India’ says that ‘extreme poverty was maintained below 1% in 2020 due to Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. Dismissing the NSS 2017-18 consumer expenditure survey as 'ill-fated', this paper claims food subsidies have reduced poverty on a consistent basis since the enactment of the Food …

India averted rise in extreme poverty through Modi govt's food security scheme: IMF report
2 years, 8 months ago

India averted rise in extreme poverty through Modi govt's food security scheme: IMF report

India TV News  

Highlights A new IMF paper found that extreme poverty in India is less than 1 per cent in 2019 The extreme poverty in India remained at that level even during the pandemic year 2020, it stated PMGKAY was critical in preventing any increase in extreme poverty levels in India, the report said India has averted the rise in extreme poverty …

Centre extends free foodgrain distribution under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till September 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

Centre extends free foodgrain distribution under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till September 2022

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till September 2022. To further strengthen this power, the government has decided to continue the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for six more months till September 2022. Minister of Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal said, "Under the world's biggest food security program, …

Centre’s 5-kg free foodgrain scheme on till March 2022
3 years ago

Centre’s 5-kg free foodgrain scheme on till March 2022

The Hindu  

Acknowledging that poor families still need food security support in the middle of a recovering economy, the Centre has decided to extend its free ration scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, for another four months, until March 2022. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Union Cabinet also gave its formal approval to repeal three contentious farm reform laws in …

PM Modi Interacts With Beneficiaries of Food Security Scheme in UP
3 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi Interacts With Beneficiaries of Food Security Scheme in UP

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a massive awareness programme throughout Uttar Pradesh to ensure that no beneficiary is left out from availing the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. He was interacting with beneficiaries of the scheme through video-conferencing as the state observed the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Day. Almost 15 crore beneficiaries in …

PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of PMGKAY in Gujarat
3 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of PMGKAY in Gujarat

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with the beneficiaries of 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana' in Gujarat via video conferencing. Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had said, "At 12:30 PM tomorrow, 3rd August, will interact with beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Gujarat. PMGKAY is a food security welfare scheme that …

Cabinet Approves Extension of PMGKAY for 5 Months Till Nov
3 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet Approves Extension of PMGKAY for 5 Months Till Nov

News 18  

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana to provide free ration to over 80 crore people, mostly poor, by five more months till November-end. Early this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the nation had announced that the Centre’s free food programme PMGKAY will be extended for five months till …

Know All About Garib Kalyan Yojana — the Scheme PM Modi Extended to Ensure Free Ration for 80 Cr People
3 years, 6 months ago

Know All About Garib Kalyan Yojana — the Scheme PM Modi Extended to Ensure Free Ration for 80 Cr People

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana will be extended till Diwali. The Centre launched the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in March, 2020 to distribute foodgrains quota of 5 kg per person per month free of cost to ameliorate the hardship faced by the poor due to economic disruption caused by …

Free ration to 800 million people till Diwali, announces PM Modi
3 years, 6 months ago

Free ration to 800 million people till Diwali, announces PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in this address to the nation on Monday that the Centre’s free food programme will be extended for five months till November. “Today the government has decided that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana will now be extended till Diwali. “Today, under the guidance of the respected Prime Minister, the decision of the central …

PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended, beneficiaries to get free ration till Diwali
3 years, 6 months ago

PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended, beneficiaries to get free ration till Diwali

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Diwali this year to ensure free ration is provided to those in need. As part of the central scheme, 80 crore Indians will receive a fixed quantity of food grains per month till November, he added. It aims to feed the poorest …

Free Food to The Poor, Insurance for Frontline Workers: PM Modi Raises Key Issues in Meet With Empowered Groups
3 years, 7 months ago

Free Food to The Poor, Insurance for Frontline Workers: PM Modi Raises Key Issues in Meet With Empowered Groups

News 18  

As India continues to battle a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a key meet with to review the medical and health infrastructure in the country. Talking to the Empowered Group on Economic and Welfare Measures, Modi discussed steps taken by the Centre for the poor such as extension of the Pradhan Mantri …

5kg Free Ration to 80 Cr Beneficiaries: Centre's Big Move for Poor Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

5kg Free Ration to 80 Cr Beneficiaries: Centre's Big Move for Poor Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

The Central government on Friday announced its decision to give free ration to poor sections of the society for two months under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Coronavirus Live Updates: India Reports 3.3 Lakh New Cases; Global Daily Cases Reaches Record High Congratulating the prime minister over the move, Union home minister Amit Shah said that the Modi …

Covid-19 Disrupted Food Security For Millions; Will Likely Reverse Progress on Ending Hunger by 2030: Dr Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Disrupted Food Security For Millions; Will Likely Reverse Progress on Ending Hunger by 2030: Dr Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the food security and nutrition for millions of people around the world, and will likely reverse the progress made towards ending hunger by 2030, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has said. Addressing the 54th Commission on Population and Development on the theme Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development’ here …

PM Garib Kalyan Yojana Provided Financial Aid Worth Rs 68,820 Cr to Over 42 Cr People: Finance Ministry
4 years, 3 months ago

PM Garib Kalyan Yojana Provided Financial Aid Worth Rs 68,820 Cr to Over 42 Cr People: Finance Ministry

News 18  

The Finance Ministry on Tuesday said more than 42 crore people have received Rs 68,820-crore financial assistance under the government’s Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to protect poor and vulnerable from the impact of COVID-19 crisis. As part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore PMGKP, announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 26, the government announced free foodgrains and …

More evidence of India’s food insecurity
4 years, 4 months ago

More evidence of India’s food insecurity

The Hindu  

Data from the latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report show that India retains the dubious distinction of being the country with the largest population of food insecure people. Estimates presented in the report which was released by several United Nations organisations show that the prevalence of food insecurity increased by 3.8 percentage …

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