Rights: The government has approved the allocation of additional food grains to families under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for May and June 2021.
According to a statement issued by the government, the cabinet, chaired by the prime minister, approved an additional 5 kg of food grain per person for the 79.88 crore people registered under the National Food Security Act. This additional allocation amounts to a subsidy of INR 25,332.92 crore.
“Additional allocation will ameliorate the hardships faced by poor due to economic disruption caused by Corona Virus. No poor family will suffer on account of non-availability of food grains due to disruption in the next two months,” the government said.
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