Govt to provide free food grains to poor under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana in May, June
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The government will provide free food grains to the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana in May and June, officials said on Friday. They said 5-kg free food grains per person per mont
The government will provide free food grains to the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana in May and June, officials said on Friday. They said 5-kg free food grains per person per month would be given to around 80 crore people for the two months. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to the poor, the government has decided to provide free food grains to about 80 crore beneficiaries as was done during the coronavirus-induced lockdown last year, the officials said.
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