All posts tagged "PMGKAY"
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58MUST KNOWCentre Approves Additional Wheat Allocation Under PMGKAY, Distribution To Start In October
According to Food Secretary Sanjiv Chopra, the allocation is expected to commence in October. On Wednesday, the government announced an increased allocation...
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224NEWSOver 99% ration cards seeded with Aadhar to target genuine PDS beneficiaries
New Delhi, Dec. 21 — Around 99.8% of ration cards have been seeded with Aadhaar for the rightful targeting of Public Distribution...
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302BUSINESSBudget 2023: PMGKAY – Free food scheme extended – expenditure of Rs 2 lakh cr from Jan 1
New Delhi: Budget 2023 -The government, on Wednesday announced that the scheme to supply free grains to poor under the Pradhan Mantri Garib...
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279BUSINESS
Centre to save Rs 25,000 cr on PMGKAY expenses in FY23
Last week, the Cabinet decided to provide foodgrain under NFSA to states free for one year, starting Sunday. The Centre is likely...
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349MUST KNOWFree ration to poor for one year under NFSA
No extension for PMGKAY The Cabinet on Friday decided not to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY or free ration...
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244BUSINESSGovt Says Sufficient Foodgrain Stocks Under Central Pool Available; Wheat Above Buffer Norm
Amid reports of wheat stock hitting a multi-year low, the food ministry on Thursday said the government has sufficient foodgrain stocks under central pool...
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448MUST KNOWHow high the Centre’s subsidy bill could go this year
On Friday, the Narendra Modi government sought Parliament’s approval for fresh expenditure of Rs 214,580.88 crore towards major subsidies, over and above...
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489BUSINESS
Govt’s spend on free ration scheme at Rs 3.16 trillion
The government expenditure on the free ration scheme — Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) since its April, 2020 roll-oiut has...
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459MUST KNOW
Ration Card Rule Change; Use At Any Government Shop Now. Read
The government’s ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ (ONORC) programme has been successfully implemented across the country, with Assam being the last state...
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881MUST KNOW
Rice allocation by government raised under free ration scheme
In anticipation of a shortfall in stock, due to over 16% of the annual drop in wheat procurement by agencies, the government...
