The free ration scheme has been extended till next September.
The government's free ration scheme has been extended to september 30. In march last year, at a time when the spread of corona in india was at its peak, the central government launched the ‘Prime minister Karib kalyan Yojana’ to meet the food needs of the poor. Under this, free food grains are being provided to 80 crore people across the country through ration shops. In addition to subsidized food grains, an additional 5 kg of food grains per person is provided free of cost. First, it was announced that free food grain would be provided only from april to june last year. Then subsequently extended. According to an announcement made by the central government last November, the free ration scheme will be extended till march 2022. According to a statement issued by the central government today, the free ration scheme will be extended till september 30. According to a statement issued by the central government, the Prime Minister's Karib kalyan Yojana will be extended for another 6 months (September 2022) to cater to the food needs of the poor.
According to the central government, Rs 2.60 lakh crore has been spent on the project so far and a total of Rs 3.40 lakh crore has been allocated for the project in the next six months at Rs 80,000 crore.
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