Govt to provide free food grains to poor under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana in May, June

The government has decided to provide free food grains to about 80 crore beneficiaries as was done during the coronavirus-induced lockdown last year.

Published: 23rd April 2021 04:57 PM  |   Last Updated: 23rd April 2021 04:57 PM   |  A+A A-

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By PTI

NEW DELHI: The 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.

The government has decided to provide free food grains to about 80 crore beneficiaries as was done during the coronavirus-induced lockdown last year, the officials said.

PM Modi stressed that it is important that the poor have nutritional support when the country is facing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.

Food and Public Distribution secretary Sudhanshu Pandey told PTI that 80 crore PDS beneficiaries will get the benefit to tide over the impact of the pandemic.

The Government of India would spend more than Rs 26,000 crore on this initiative, they said.

 

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