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 was envisaged by the prime minister to provide assistance and help mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Under the scheme, five kilograms per person additional food grain is given to all beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, it said.

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PM Modi to release PMAY-G aid to 10L beneficiaries from capital
3 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi to release PMAY-G aid to 10L beneficiaries from capital

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the first installment of PMAY-G assistance to nearly 10 lakh beneficiaries across the country and launch operational guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0 during his one-day visit to Odisha on September 17 when he rolls out the state’s largest women-centric scheme Subhadra. Under the flagship Subhadra Yojana, which will cover more than one crore women, …

PM Modi to visit Gujarat on Feb 22, Uttar Pradesh on Feb 23
10 months ago

PM Modi to visit Gujarat on Feb 22, Uttar Pradesh on Feb 23

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Gujarat tomorrow, February 22, and Uttar Pradesh on February 23. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also lay the foundation stone for several important projects including a new district-level hospital and Ayurvedic Hospital in Anand district; development of Rinchhadiya Mahadev Temple and Lake at Ambaji region in Banaskantha; multiple road projects in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

PM Modi launches development works in Gujarat, nutrition scheme for women
2 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi launches development works in Gujarat, nutrition scheme for women

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched schemes and projects worth ₹21,000 crore in his home State of Gujarat that goes to Assembly polls in six months. In his fifth visit to the State since March, the PM laid foundation stones for projects of the Indian Railways in Vadodara worth more than ₹16,000 crore, which includes a new 357-km long …

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 …

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, …

PM in Prayagraj: Narendra Modi transfers Rs 1,000-cr to self-help groups in outreach to women voters
3 years ago

PM in Prayagraj: Narendra Modi transfers Rs 1,000-cr to self-help groups in outreach to women voters

Firstpost  

The amount, which the Centre says will benefit around 16 lakh women, was transferred under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission Reaching out to women voters in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferred Rs 1,000 crore to bank accounts of self-help groups. Modi said, “The whole nation is watching the work done for the development …

PM Modi transfers ₹1,000 crore to bank accounts of self-help groups
3 years ago

PM Modi transfers ₹1,000 crore to bank accounts of self-help groups

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 21 at a programme in Prayagraj transferred ₹1,000 crore to bank accounts of self-help groups to benefit around 16 lakh women. The programme, which saw the participation of over two lakh women, was also attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Mr. Modi also released over ₹20 crore to more than 1 lakh …

Cabinet extends 5-kg free foodgrains scheme till March 2022, says Anurag Thakur
3 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet extends 5-kg free foodgrains scheme till March 2022, says Anurag Thakur

Firstpost  

Thakur said this will cost the exchequer an additional Rs 53,344 crore to the exchequer. He added that the total cost of PMGKAY would reach about Rs 2.6 lakh crore, including all five phases of this ongoing programme New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to extend distribution of 5kg foodgrains per month for free under the …

Centre’s 5-kg free foodgrain scheme on till March 2022
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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 …

Cabinet gives ex-post facto nod for free grains distribution for 2 months to poor under PMGKAY
3 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet gives ex-post facto nod for free grains distribution for 2 months to poor under PMGKAY

India TV News  

The Cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to a proposal to distribute monthly 5 kg free foodgrains to about 80 crore PDS beneficiaries during the May-June period under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. The PMGKAY was announced in 2020 for three months till July and later extended till November to combat the economic impact of COVID-19 on …

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 …

PM Modi interacts with COVID vaccination drive beneficiaries in Varanasi
3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi interacts with COVID vaccination drive beneficiaries in Varanasi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with beneficiaries and vaccinators of the COVID vaccination drive in Varanasi on Friday through video conferencing. The interaction followed continuous dialogue and discussion by the Prime Minister with scientists, political leaders, officials, and other stakeholders to proactively ensure smooth conduct of the world’s largest vaccination drive. He had launched the nationwide inoculation drive on January …

PM Modi Releases Rs 2,691 Crore for 6.1 Lakh PMAY-G Beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi Releases Rs 2,691 Crore for 6.1 Lakh PMAY-G Beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released financial assistance of Rs 2,691 crore to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion. The assistance includes release of first installment to 5.30 lakh beneficiaries and second installment to …

PM Modi to Interact with Beneficiaries of Scheme Launched to Help Street Vendors Hit by Covid-19
4 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi to Interact with Beneficiaries of Scheme Launched to Help Street Vendors Hit by Covid-19

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries of ’PM SVANidhi scheme’, which was launched in June to help poor street vendors hit by COVID-19 pandemic, from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday via video conferencing. The PM Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi scheme was launched on June 1 to help street vendors resume their livelihood activities. Till date, a total of more …

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 …

Centre Says up to 75 Crore Beneficiaries Got Free Grains Under PMGKAY in April-June
4 years, 4 months ago

Centre Says up to 75 Crore Beneficiaries Got Free Grains Under PMGKAY in April-June

News 18  

Union Food Ministry on Wednesday said free foodgrains under PMGKAY were distributed via ration shops to up to 75 crore beneficiaries during April-June period. In March, the government had announced distribution of 5 kg of foodgrains for free under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana to ration card holders for three months as part of the Rs 20 lakh …

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