55 Crore Beneficiaries Received Foodgrains In May Under Central Scheme

The food subsidy incurred for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, so far, for May and June is more than Rs 9,200 crore, said an official.

As many as 55 crore beneficiaries received foodgrains in May and around 2.6 crore beneficiaries in June under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana-III, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, on Thursday. Speaking about the third phase of PMGKAY-III, Mr Pandey said that more than 63.67 lakh Metric Tonne (MT) foodgrains have been lifted by states and Union territories (UTs) from Food Corporation of India (FCI) depots, which is around 80 per cent of the total PMGKAY allocation for May and June. He further said that around 28 lakh MT foodgrains have been distributed by 34 states and UTs to around 55 crore National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries for May and around 1.3 lakh MT foodgrains have been distributed to around 2.6 crore NFSA beneficiaries for June. As on June 3, under NFSA, foodgrains have been distributed to around 90 per cent and 12 per cent of NFSA beneficiaries for May and June respectively, incurring a food subsidy of more than Rs 13,000 crore.