Tag: PMGKAY
Cabinet approves continuation of supply of free fortified rice up to December 2028
The central government has decided to continue supplying free fortified rice under...
Distribution of 5kg foodgrains to poor under PMGKAY extended for 5 yrs
The Union Cabinet has decided that the Central government will provide free food...
State Food Ministers to discuss kharif procurement and food security
State food ministers and food secretaries across the country will attend the event...
Food subsidy critical for achieving SDGs
The decision to merge PMGKAY, which started 28 months back owing to Covid-19, with...
Free food distribution scheme keeps extreme poverty at bay in India: SBI Ecowrap
The report mentions that free food distribution of cereals during the pandemic starkly...
Centre rolls out free grain distribution to 81.35 cr NFSA beneficiaries
The government rolled out from New Year free food grain distribution to 81.35 crore...
Whirlwind of free foodgrains deprives the poor of subsidized foodgrains; each family to suffer burden of about Rs 650 per month
The free foodgrains provided under the PMGKAY will now be available under NFSA....
One Nation-One Ration Card has benefited the poor: Narendra Singh Tomar
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that...
Sufficient foodgrains in stock under Central Pool
About 159 LMT of wheat and 104 LMT of rice will be available as on 1 January 2023....
Govt has enough foodgrain stock in Central pool
The Government of India has sufficient foodgrain stocks under the Central Pool to...
Gujarat polls: BJP wooing farmers to raise tally
In the run-up to next month's assembly elections in Gujarat, the BJP has intensified...
Food and fertilizer subsidies may cross Rs 5 lakh crore this year; cut in Budget likely
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Budget in Parliament on Feb...
