Free foodgrains: How Modi rebranded his most successful scheme
If there’s one welfare scheme that almost everyone knows under the Modi government, it’s the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
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No rice for poor under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in tribal hill districts, Manipur CM told
People's rights group in Manipur accuses officials and contractors of depriving poor of PMGKAY rice, urging Chief Minister's intervention.
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Food Corporation to spend ₹15 crore in five States to buy foodgrain bags with PM Modi’s photo
Under the PMGKAY, free foodgrains are provided to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries
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India’s social safety net offers lessons as food prices rocket up
India’s inflation problem is making hunger worse and attempts to fix inflation may just add to poverty.
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Foodgrain supply from FCI increased 10-fold during COVID-19 in Mysuru division
Protocols followed to ensure wastage or spillage was minimal
The Hindu ·
PMGKAY and other tailor-made schemes saved poor from impact of inflation: Finance minister
NEW DELHI: Government's tailor-made programmes, including the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), played a key role in saving the poor and vulnerable section from the impact of inflation, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
The Times of India ·
Extending free food grain for poor scheme beyond September not advisable on fiscal ground: Expenditure Department
The department said the high food security cover has already "created a serious fiscal situation" and is not needed in non-pandemic times.
The Hindu ·
IMF paper lauds India's 'Ann Yojna' for averting extreme poverty
NEW DELHI: India has averted the rise in extreme poverty through the food security scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), according to the International Monetary Fund report.
The Times of India ·
IMF report lauds India's 'Ann Yojna' for averting extreme poverty during pandemic
NEW DELHI: India has averted the rise in extreme poverty through the food security scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), according to the International Monetary Fund report.
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