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...
Cabinet approves extension of free food grain scheme to poor for one yearThe decision comes as the government aims to subsume the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) under the NFSA Act. "It will cost ...
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...
Enough grain stocks for all welfare schemes: Food ministryThe Centre has extended PMGKAY - which provides free ration to the poor - by three months, raising concerns about the grain stocks. As on d...
Govt to take call on extending free ration scheme PMGKAY beyond Sep: Food SecyThe Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched in March 2020 to provide free 5 kg foodgrains per person per month to abo...
Govt allocates additional 55 lakh tonnes rice instead of wheat under PMGKAYThe decision to provide additional rice in place of wheat under the PMGKAY was taken after due consultation with all states and the additio...
PMGKAY to continue for six more months: Centre extends free foodgrain scheme till SeptemberThe extension of the scheme despite the end of the Covid-19 pandemic shows the Modi government's sensitivity towards poor, Union food minis...
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.
No proposal to extend free ration scheme PMGKAY beyond Nov 30: Food SecretaryInitially, the additional free benefit under the PMGKAY was provided for a period of three months (April-June 2020) to ameliorate distress ...
31 States lift 15.30LMT food grains under PMGKAYUnder this scheme, an additional foodgrain quota of 5 kg per person per month is being provided free of cost to around 80 crore beneficiari...
States lift 15.3 lakh ton foodgrains so far for free distribution during July-NovemberThe Central Government has extended the PMGKAY for five months i.e. July-November 2021 and further allocation of 198.79 LMT food grains has...
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.
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...
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...
Enough stock sent to states for free grain distribution to PDS beneficiaries under PMGKAYUnder PMGKAY, 5 kg foodgrains per ration card holder and one kg pulses per household will be given for next three months. This is over and ...