Following suit, many welfare programmes run on special or festive occasions for poor people to celebrate happiness with full gratitude. Scroll ahead to find out about the festive bonanza offered by the government this Diwali
The scheme to provide 5 kg of wheat and rice free of cost to 80 crore poor every month, which was ending on Friday, will now run through December 31, 2022, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur said
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon decide whether to extend a food dole out that has cost India $44 billion since the Covid pandemic, or ease the strain on government finances and food supply.