Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended till Nov 2021
Under the scheme, free food grains at 5 kg per person per month is being
distributed to beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act
(NFSA)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in his address to
the nation conveyed the decision of extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib
Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY-III) till Deepawali. This means that till
November 2021, more than 80 crore people will continue to get a decided
amount of free food grain every month.
Till June 07, 2021, the
Food Corporation of India has supplied 69 LMT free food grains to all 36
States/ UTs. 13 States/ UTs i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh,
Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Puducherry, Punjab, Telangana and Tripura have lifted full allocation
for May-June 2021. 23 States/ UTs i.e. Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman Diu D&NH, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Ladakh,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil
Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have lifted 100% May
2021 allocation.
Out of 7 North Eastern States, 5 States i.e.
Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura have lifted the
full allocation of May-June 2021. In Manipur and Assam, lifting of free
food grains is in full swing and likely to be completed shortly.
FCI
is transporting food grains all across the country to ensure smooth
supply to all States/ UT Governments. During May 2021, 1433 food grain
rakes have been loaded by FCI at an average 46 rakes per day.
The
Government of India will bear the entire cost on account of such
distribution including food subsidy, intra-state transportation and
dealer’s margin/ additional dealers margin, without any sharing by
States/ UTs.
The Government of India has sensitized all the
States/ UT Governments to complete the distribution of free food grains
under PMGKAY in time bound manner. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna
Yojana is facilitating supply of free food grains to the beneficiaries
amidst ongoing COVID pandemic and thus providing food security to the
beneficiaries. The Government of India announced Pradhan Mantri Garib
Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to ameliorate the hardship faced by the poor
due to economic disruption caused by Coronavirus. Under the scheme,
free food grains at 5 kg per person per month is being distributed to
beneficiaries covered under NFSA.
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