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 government stands with the poor amid the Covid-19 crisis. “”In view of the impact of coronavirus, Rs 26,000 crore will be spent to provide 5 kg of food grains for two months under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. कोरोना के बढ़ते प्रभाव को देखते हुए ₹26,000 करोड़ से प्रधानमंत्री गरीब कल्याण योजना के अंतर्गत दो महीने तक 5 किलो अनाज देने के निर्णय पर @narendramodi जी का अभिनंदन करता हूँ। इससे देश के करीब 80 करोड़ लोगों को लाभ मिलेगा। मोदी सरकार इस आपदा में हर कदम देशवासियों के साथ खड़ी है।— Amit Shah April 23, 2021 PM Modi had earlier stressed that it was important for the poor to have nutritional support amid the pandemic.

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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 …

‘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, 1 week 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. …

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, …

Union Cabinet decides to extend free foodgrains scheme for five years
1 year ago

Union Cabinet decides to extend free foodgrains scheme for five years

The Hindu  

November 29, 2023 01:51 pm | Updated 09:16 pm IST - New Delhi Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at an election rally in Chhattisgarh that he would extend for another five years the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana — the scheme that provides free foodgrains to about 81.35 crore people — the Union Cabinet took a formal …

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 …

Free ration scheme to cost exchequer at least ₹15,000 crore extra per year
1 year, 1 month ago

Free ration scheme to cost exchequer at least ₹15,000 crore extra per year

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent announcement of the extension of the free food grains scheme for the next five years will cost the public exchequer at least ₹15,000 crore more each year, according to an official in the Union Finance Ministry. As per the budget estimate for the current financial year, the food subsidy bill works out to ₹1.97 lakh …

Free ration scheme to be extended by another 5 years: PM Modi in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 1 month ago

Free ration scheme to be extended by another 5 years: PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the Centre’s free ration scheme that provides 5 kg of free food rations every month to about 80 crore poor, will be extended for five more years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing a public rally in poll-bound Chhattisgarh’s Durg district “The free ration scheme’s tenure …

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 …

Govt will extend free ration scheme to 80 crore poor people for next 5 years: PM Modi in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt will extend free ration scheme to 80 crore poor people for next 5 years: PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that the Centre has decided to extend the free ration scheme to 80 crore poor people across the country for the next five years. Addressing a poll rally in Chhattisgarh's Durg, PM Modi said, "I have decided that the BJP government will extend the scheme of providing free ration to …

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 …

'Budget In Recent Years Has Been Called A Budget For Gaon, Gareeb, And Kisan': PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

'Budget In Recent Years Has Been Called A Budget For Gaon, Gareeb, And Kisan': PM Modi

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Agricultural Budget which was less than Rs 25,000 crores in 2014 has been increased to more than Rs 1,25,000 crores today. He said, “Every Budget in recent years has been called a budget for Gaon, Gareeb and Kisan.” Addressed the post-budget webinar on ‘Agriculture and Cooperatives’, Prime Minister said, "Like previous 8-9 …

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 …

New free foodgrain scheme as an illusion, doublespeak
1 year, 11 months ago

New free foodgrain scheme as an illusion, doublespeak

The Hindu  

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, ‘Squealer, the small fat pig’ was a brilliant orator who always spoke to the hard-working animals about a ‘readjustment of rations’, but ‘never as a “reduction”’. The Cabinet has announced that under the new avatar of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, 810 million National Food Security Act beneficiaries will receive five kilos of …

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 …

Ration card entitlement halved, Modi govt. falsely trumpeting free ration decision, says Congress
1 year, 11 months ago

Ration card entitlement halved, Modi govt. falsely trumpeting free ration decision, says Congress

The Hindu  

The discontinuation of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Kalyan Anna Yojana hurts the poor and benefits only the Narendra Modi government, the Congress said on Tuesday. The Modi government, the party said is falsely trumpeting the free 5 kg of grains under National Food Security Act as a historic decision benefiting the poor, when in fact, the monthly expenses of ration card …

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 …

A welcome move: The Hindu Editorial on the free grains scheme under food security law
1 year, 11 months ago

A welcome move: The Hindu Editorial on the free grains scheme under food security law

The Hindu  

The Government has decided not to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana,, a scheme that ran between April 2020 to December 2022, and provided additional allocation of food grains, i.e., rice or wheat from the central pool at five kilograms a month free of cost to beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act. While discontinuing the scheme, the …

81 crore people to get free foodgrains for one year
2 years ago

81 crore people to get free foodgrains for one year

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Friday decided to provide free foodgrains to all 81 crore beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act for one year. Briefing the decision after the meeting of the Cabinet, Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal said the move was yet another reflection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-poor stand. The Prime Minister has taken a decision …

OROP Overhaul, Free Food Grain Plan Extension: PM Modi's New Year Gift for Defence Pensioners, The Poor
2 years ago

OROP Overhaul, Free Food Grain Plan Extension: PM Modi's New Year Gift for Defence Pensioners, The Poor

News 18  

In an early New Year’s gift for defence pensioners and the country’s poor, the Narendra Modi government has taken two big decisions on Friday. The One Rank One Pension scheme has been revised and subsidised food grains will now be given free of cost to the poor for the next one year. Thought for food The one-year extension of the …

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 …

Govt extends free ration scheme by 3 months
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt extends free ration scheme by 3 months

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the festive season, the poor have reason to cheer as the government on Wednesday announced a three-month extension of free ration scheme or popularly known as the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. As the term of PMGKAY scheme ends on September 30, this is the seventh phase of the scheme at a cost of over …

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 …

Delhi govt to extend free ration scheme till September 30, says Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi govt to extend free ration scheme till September 30, says Arvind Kejriwal

India TV News  

The Delhi Cabinet has decided to extend the free ration scheme in the city till September 30, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. We have extended this scheme till September 30 and will continue supplying free ration in the coming months too," Kejriwal said at an online media briefing after the cabinet meeting. Under the free ration scheme, five …

Extending free food grain for poor scheme beyond September not advisable on fiscal ground: Expenditure Department
2 years, 6 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 …

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 …

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 extends free ration scheme, PM-GKAY, by 3 months
2 years, 8 months ago

Centre extends free ration scheme, PM-GKAY, by 3 months

India TV News  

Highlights Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Anna Yojana has been extended for another six months. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Anna Yojana, which was imposed during the lockdown for the welfare of the poor and their livelihood, has been extended for another six months. In March 2020, the Centre had launched the scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, to provide free …

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 …

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 …

Over 80 Lakh Beneficiaries in UP to Get Free Food Grains at 80k Fair Price Shops
3 years, 4 months ago

Over 80 Lakh Beneficiaries in UP to Get Free Food Grains at 80k Fair Price Shops

News 18  

In an attempt to provide assistance and help mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19 on the poor, on August 5, free food grains will be distributed to about 80 lakh beneficiaries of Uttar Pradesh at around 80,000 fair price shops under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojana. Aiming at reducing woes of the economically marginalised citizens and ensuring that …

Centre extends PMGKAY till Nov for 80 crore people; will spend Rs 93,869 cr on free foodgrains scheme
3 years, 5 months ago

Centre extends PMGKAY till Nov for 80 crore people; will spend Rs 93,869 cr on free foodgrains scheme

Firstpost  

Under PMGKAY, launched during the first COVID-19 wave last year, 80 crore beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act are provided 5 kg additional foodgrains free of cost per month New Delhi: The Centre will spend Rs 93,869 crore this year to provide 5 kg of foodgrains per month free of cost to over 80 crore people during May-November …

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 ration to those without cards in Delhi, says deputy CM Manish Sisodia
3 years, 6 months ago

Free ration to those without cards in Delhi, says deputy CM Manish Sisodia

India TV News  

The Delhi government will provide free ration to the people who don't have ration cards from June 5, deputy CM Manish Sisodia has said. The Delhi government had last month announced that free ration will be provided to all ration cardholders in the national capital for the next two months. Last week, the city government had held a review meeting …

Expedite policy on providing ration to poor during pandemic, HC tells Delhi govt
3 years, 6 months ago

Expedite policy on providing ration to poor during pandemic, HC tells Delhi govt

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court Tuesday expressed hope that the Delhi government would expeditiously finalise its policy for providing ration to poor people, especially destitute women and disabled children, "so that they do not starve for want of food" during the pandemic. Justice Rekha Palli observation came after the Delhi government, represented by standing counsel Santosh K Tripathi, said its policy …

Covid-19: UP Government to Distribute Free Ration to 15 Crore Beneficiaries from Today
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: UP Government to Distribute Free Ration to 15 Crore Beneficiaries from Today

News 18  

In an attempt to help the migrants, poor and under-priviledged sections of the society during corona times, the Uttar Pradesh government will start free ration distribution from Thursday. The UP government will distribute 5 kg free ration to 3.59 crore ration cardholders for the next two months. The government will be giving 3 kg of wheat and 2 kg of …

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 …

PM Garib Kalyan Yojana | More than 42 crore people get ₹68,820 crore financial aid
4 years, 3 months ago

PM Garib Kalyan Yojana | More than 42 crore people get ₹68,820 crore financial aid

The Hindu  

The Finance Ministry on Tuesday said more than 42 crore people have received ₹68,820-crore financial assistance under the government’s Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to protect poor and vulnerable from the impact of coronavirus crisis. Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, 111.6 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains have been distributed to about 75 crore beneficiaries during the April-June …

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 …

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