Centre to provide free food grains to the poor
Our Bureau
AGARTALA, April 23 2021: In a significant move, the central government has decided to provide free food grains under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for next two months. 5 kg free food grains will be given to every poor during May and June, a senior official informed Friday.
Around 80 crore people of the country will be benefitted from the scheme, he added.
The important decision amid second wave of Covid-19 was taken in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to the poor.
Modi has stressed on need providing nutritional support to poor as country is passing through a critical pandemic situation.
Government of India would spend more than Rs 26,000 crore to implement the scheme.