Now, concessional grain being given would no longer be available and the poor will be forced to buy 64% of their foodgrain requirement from the market at a high price.
Centre To Provide Free Food Grains Under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana in May, June
Five kgs of free food grains per person would be given to around 80 crore people, as was done during the COVID-19 lockdown last year.
Women wait outside a fair price shop to collect free ration amid COVID-19 lockdown, in East Delhi. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The Central government will provide free food grains to the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana in May and June, officials said on Friday.
They said 5-kg free food grains per person per month would be given to around 80 crore people for the two months.