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55 cr beneficiaries received food grains in May under PMGKAY-III By Nishant Ketu | Updated: Jun 03, 2021 21:12 IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): As many as 55 crore beneficiaries received food grains in May and around 2.6 crore beneficiaries in June under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana-III, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, on Thursday.
Speaking about the third phase of PMGKAY-III, Pandey said that more than 63.67 lakh MT food grains have been lifted by states and Union Territories (UTs) from Food Corporation of India (FCI) depots which is around 80 per cent of the total PMGKAY allocation for May and June.
Elaborating on the implementation of the PMGKAY scheme, he said more than 63.67 lakh tonne foodgrains (around 80 per cent of total PMGKAY allocation for May and June 2021) have been lifted by states and UTs from FCI (Food Corporation of India) depot so far.