The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on December 23, 2022 decided to provide free food grains to about 81.35 crore. | Latest News India
The Central government has named the scheme for distributing free ration under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for a period of one year till December 2023, as the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)
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.