Govt To Provide Free Food Grains To About 81.35 Crore Beneficiaries For 5 Years From January 2024
Centre to spend approximately Rs 11.80 lakh crore in next 5 years on food subsidy under PMGKAY.
Nov 29, 2023, 14:44 PM IST
Modi government gave bonus on Diwali!
The Modi government at the Center has given a big gift to the poor on Diwali. On Diwali, PM Modi announced that free ration will continue for 5 years. For the past several years, the Government of India has been running the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
Nov 05, 2023, 08:28 AM IST
BIG Cabinet Decision: PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana discontinued; poor to get 5kg free ration under NFSA
PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Discontinued: The government today said that it will provide rations to the needy under the National Food Security Act for free.
Dec 23, 2022, 21:23 PM IST
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana: Free ration scheme extended by 3 months
Under this scheme, the government provides free rations to the ration card holder's family. Through this scheme, the government has so far distributed 1,003 lakh metric tonnes of food grains. The scheme was launched in the year 2020 to provide free 5 kg foodgrains per person per month.
Sep 28, 2022, 21:16 PM IST
Union Cabinet extends free foodgrain scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana' for six months
Noting that India's strength lies in the power of each of its citizens, PM Narendra Modi said that the government decided to extend PM-GKAY to add to this power.
Mar 27, 2022, 06:31 AM IST
Centre extends scheme providing free food grains for another six months
"The government has decided to continue the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for another six months till September 2022," tweeted PM Modi in Hindi.
Mar 26, 2022, 19:59 PM IST
TMC urges Centre to extend free ration scheme for 6 more months
Veteran TMC MP Sougata Roy said that he would soon write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking an extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme.
Nov 07, 2021, 17:48 PM IST
Delhi government extends free ration scheme for next six months
Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the Delhi government has extended its free ration scheme for the next six months.
Nov 06, 2021, 18:59 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi slams Congress, says previous govt had 'distortion' in system
PM Narendra Modi accused the previous government of keeping the poor and villagers away from basic amenities like roads, electricity, housing, cooking fuel, banking.
Aug 07, 2021, 16:06 PM IST
India gave first priority to the poor during COVID-19 pandemic: PM Narendra Modi
“India gave first priority to the poor in its strategy to combat the crisis due to Corona. Be it Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana or Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rozgar Yojana, we thought about the food & employment of the poor from the first day itself,” said PM Narendra Modi.
Aug 07, 2021, 12:56 PM IST
After Gujarat, now PM Modi to interact with the beneficiaries of PM-GKAY of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also be present during the video conference interaction.
Aug 04, 2021, 11:55 AM IST
Free ration reduces distress of poor and gives them confidence: PM Narendra Modi
Addressing the beneficiaries of the scheme through video conferencing, PM Modi said that free ration has been made available to more than 80 crore people during the COVID-19 pandemic with an expenditure of over Rs 2 lakh crore.
Aug 03, 2021, 18:27 PM IST
How is Centre's free ration yojna different from Delhi's doorstep ration delivery scheme?
The PMGKAY scheme is a food security welfare scheme announced by the government of India in March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme is operated by the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Jun 08, 2021, 15:19 PM IST
