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The total expenditure on Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) scheme will be around Rs 11.8 lakh crore during the next five years from January 1, 2024 ....
The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another five years, starting from January 1, 2024. The scheme, launched in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown, provides 5 kg of free food grains (rice, wheat, and millets) per month to approximately 800 million poor people under the National Food Security Act. ....
These two food subsidy schemes have been subsumed as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for effective and uniform implementation of the NFSA as also to strengthen the food security network in the country. "Under this scheme, free foodgrains are being distributed through Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) from 1st January 2023. The additional cost of making foodgrains free of cost to the NFSA beneficiaries is being borne by Government of India," the statement said. ....