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55 cr beneficiaries received food grains in May under PMGKAY-III
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): As many as 55 crore beneficiaries received food grains 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.
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PMGKAY: FCI supplies 48 LMT free food grains to states, UTs
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Food Corporation of India (FCI) has supplied 48 LMT free food grains to to all 36 states and union territories (UTs) till May 24 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
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NHRC directs Centre, states to ensure no one should be deprived of PMGKAY
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday directed the Centre, states, and union territories (UTs) to ensure no beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna (PMGKAY) should be deprived of the right to food due to biometric authenticatio
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36 states, UTs lifted 31.80 LMT food grains so far under PMGKAY
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): All 36 states and union territories combinedly lifted 31.80 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of food grains from Food Corporation of India depots till May 17 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
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Centre asks States/UTs to keep Fair Price Shops open for longer duration f
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): In view of ongoing lock-down in some states and Union Territories (UTs), the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution issued an advisory to all states/UTs to keep the Fair Price Shops o
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Cabinet approves free foodgrain under PMGKAY for 2 months
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the allocation of additional foodgrain to NFSA beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (Phase III) for a period of two months -- May and June 2021.
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Centre supplies 5.88 LMT food grains for distribution to more than 80 cror
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India has begun to implement the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for a period of 2 months-- May and June-- so that the poor and vulnerable beneficiaries under National Food Security
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More than 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries to be provided additional 80 LMTs of
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) scheme announced by the Union government for the month of May and June, it has been decided to allocate free-of-cost food grains at the rate of 5 Kg per person per month to nearly 80 Crore benefici
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Govt to provide free food grains to around 80 crore beneficiaries under PM
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Government of India is set to provide free food grains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for the month of May and June 2021.
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Distribution of free foodgrains can be completed by Aug 31 under Atma Nirb
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday said that states and UTs can complete distribution of remaining free foodgrains and whole gram allocated under Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme by August 31, 2020.
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'Momentous decision by cabinet': Jaishankar on extension of PMGKAY for 5 m
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday appreciated the Cabinet for extending the 'world's largest food allocation programme' Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till the end of November.
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Sukhbir Singh Badal urges PM to probe embezzlement, favoritism in distribu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 2 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a probe into "Punjab government handing over the ration under PMGKAY to Congressmen for distribution".
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