NEW DELHI: State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) has so far supplied 69 lakh tonnes of foodgrain to states and Union Territories (UTs) for free distribution under the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), an official assertion mentioned.
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced extension of the scheme (PMGKAY-III) until Diwali.
This signifies that until November 2021, greater than 80 crore folks will proceed to get determined amount of free foodgrain each month.
In April, the PMGKAY was introduced for May and June to present reduction to the poor throughout the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In an announcement, the Food Ministry on Tuesday mentioned until June 7, FCI has supplied 69 lakh tonnes of free foodgrains to all 36 states/ UTs.
As many as 13 states/UTs – Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Punjab, Telangana and Tripura – have lifted the total allocation for May-June 2021.
The ministry mentioned 23 states/ UTs – Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Gujarat, (*69*), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal – have lifted 100 per cent May 2021 allocation.
Out of the seven northeastern states, 5 – Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura – have lifted the total allocation of May-June 2021.
In Manipur and Assam, lifting of free foodgrains is in full swing and sure to be accomplished shortly.
“The Government of India will bear the entire cost on account of such distribution including food subsidy, intra-state transportation and dealer’s margin/ additional dealers margin, without any sharing by States/ UTs,” the assertion mentioned.
The Centre has requested all of the states/ UTs to full the distribution of free foodgrains under PMGKAY in time-sure method.
Under the PMGKAY scheme, the Centre supplies 5 kg of foodgrains per individual per thirty days free of price to round 80 crore beneficiaries lined under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
This is over and above the common quota under the NFSA.
FCI is the nodal company for procurement and distribution of foodgrains.
It procures wheat and rice from farmers on the minimal help worth (MSP) to meet the foodgrains necessities under the NFSA and different welfare schemes.
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced extension of the scheme (PMGKAY-III) until Diwali.
This signifies that until November 2021, greater than 80 crore folks will proceed to get determined amount of free foodgrain each month.
In April, the PMGKAY was introduced for May and June to present reduction to the poor throughout the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In an announcement, the Food Ministry on Tuesday mentioned until June 7, FCI has supplied 69 lakh tonnes of free foodgrains to all 36 states/ UTs.
As many as 13 states/UTs – Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Punjab, Telangana and Tripura – have lifted the total allocation for May-June 2021.
The ministry mentioned 23 states/ UTs – Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Gujarat, (*69*), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal – have lifted 100 per cent May 2021 allocation.
Out of the seven northeastern states, 5 – Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura – have lifted the total allocation of May-June 2021.
In Manipur and Assam, lifting of free foodgrains is in full swing and sure to be accomplished shortly.
“The Government of India will bear the entire cost on account of such distribution including food subsidy, intra-state transportation and dealer’s margin/ additional dealers margin, without any sharing by States/ UTs,” the assertion mentioned.
The Centre has requested all of the states/ UTs to full the distribution of free foodgrains under PMGKAY in time-sure method.
Under the PMGKAY scheme, the Centre supplies 5 kg of foodgrains per individual per thirty days free of price to round 80 crore beneficiaries lined under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
This is over and above the common quota under the NFSA.
FCI is the nodal company for procurement and distribution of foodgrains.
It procures wheat and rice from farmers on the minimal help worth (MSP) to meet the foodgrains necessities under the NFSA and different welfare schemes.
