Chandigarh, July 5

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana has touched the lives of 1.41 crore beneficiaries in Punjab in the past one year, with 3.53 lakh metric tonne of wheat being distributed to them to tide over the Covid crisis.

Stating this here today, FCI chief general manager (Punjab region) AS Thind said the scheme was launched across the country in April last year, as the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and had been extended thrice since to ensure food for all.

“The allocation of 3.53 LMT wheat to beneficiaries (2.5 kg per person) is over and above the foodgrain supplied to them under the National Food Security scheme. It is being carried out by 18,800 ration depots,” he said. — TNS