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Foodgrains free of cost to over 80 cr people under PMGKAY for 1 yr: Food MinistryThese two food subsidy schemes have been subsumed as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for effective and uniform implementat...- Provided free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people; no one went hungry during pandemic, asserts FM SitharamanThe government is implementing scheme to supply free foodgrains to poor under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) with expendit...
- Lower subsidy bill seen in FY24 even after free grainsThe cabinet Friday decided to provide free foodgrain to nearly 814 million eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFS...
- PM Modi to take call on extending PMGKAY beyond Dec: MoS AgriIn last 28 months, the government has spent Rs 1.80 lakh crore on distribution of free ration to the poor under PMGKAY.
- Centre allocates 1,118 lakh tonnes of food grains, Rs 3.91 lakh crore as subsidy under PMGKAYIn a written reply to Lok Sabha, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said: "So far under the PMGKAY scheme the government has a...
- Centre extends free foodgrain programme for six months until SeptemberGovt on Saturday extended free foodgrain scheme PMGKAY for another six months till September 2022, announced Food Minister Piyush Goyal.
- Covid-19: Govt allocates 199 lakh tonnes of foodgrains for free distribution during July-NovemberThe Centre spent Rs 1,33,972 crore last year to implement the PMGKAY programme and will incur expenditure of another Rs 93,869 crore this y...
- FCI has supplied 69 lakh tonnes of foodgrains to states so far for free distribution under PMGKAY: GovtThis means that till November 2021, more than 80 crore people will continue to get decided quantity of free foodgrain every month.
- Govt extends free foodgrains scheme till Nov for 80 crore beneficiariesIn April, the Centre had announced distribution of free foodgrains for the months of May and June under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann...
- Centre asks states to keep ration shops open on all days, for longer duration"In view of ongoing lockdown in some States/UTs, that may curtail the functioning hours of Fair Price Shop (FPS), an advisory has been issu...
- Cabinet gives ex-post facto nod for free grains distribution for 2 months to poor under PMGKAYIn view of the resurgence of COVID-19, the Food Ministry re-implemented the PGMKAY for two months with effect from May 1. The same was appr...
- Government to distribute free 5 kg foodgrain to poor in May, JuneIn line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to the poor, the government has decided to provide free food grains to about 80 cror...
- Cabinet nod for extension of PMGKAY for 5 months till November"The Prime Minister had announced that this scheme will be extended and the same has been approved by the Cabinet today," Information and B...
- Free grains likely for 25 million poorest of poor familiesSources said the food ministry will present this proposal under a "New Scheme for Food Security" on Wednesday when the PMO takes up improve...
- Government taking steps to ensure quality foodgrains under PDSPaswan told Lok Sabha that only good quality foodgrains, free from insect infestation and conforming to Food Safety Standards are issued un...
- 6.1K tonnes foodgrains reported to be damaged in 2010-11: GovernmentThe govt said out of the 60 mn tonnes of foodgrains distributed in the country in 2010-11 though the PDS, 0.061 lakh tonnes were reported t...
- Do not get into policy formulation: PM to Supreme CourtPrime Minister Manmohan Singh gently told the Supreme Court, which recently directed the government to distribute foodgrains free to the po...
- SC effect? 25 lakh tonnes of grain for poor as PR boostWith govt due to file response in SC to suggestions of distributing free foodgrains to the poor, an empowered Cabinet committee decided to ...
- Govt to release rotting grains for poor, but not for freeActing on the directive of the Supreme Court, government today decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of foodgrains to states for d...
- Implementing SC order on foodgrains not possible: PawarSupreme Court order asked the Centre to distribute foodgrain for free to the poorest instead of allowing it to rot due to lack of storage f...
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