PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana: 80 Cr beneficiaries to receive free food grains for May and June

New Delhi, Apr 23: The Central govt will be providing free food grains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for the month of May and June 2021. According to the govt, around 80 crore beneficiaries will get free food grains under this scheme.

 

Under the PMGKAY, 5 kg free food grains will be provided to the poor to suffice their needs of two months in May and June. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to the poor, the Centre has decided to provide free food grains to 80 crore beneficiaries, on the same pattern as last year's PM Garib Kalyan Yojana.

 

 

 

PM Modi stressed that it is important that the poor of the country have nutritional support when the country is facing the second wave of coronavirus. The Indian govt would spend more than Rs 26,000 crore on this initiative. The govt's initiative comes as India has seen a record surge in COVID-19 cases in the past few days.

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