What’s in the news?

• The Union Cabinet has approved the extension for the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase VII) for a further  period of 3 months i.e. October to December 2022.
• Under this welfare scheme, 5 kg of food grain per person per month is provided free of cost for all the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) including those covered under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
• PM-GKAY, started during the COVID-19 crisis, has provided food security to the poor, needy and the vulnerable households/beneficiaries so that they do not suffer on account of non-availability of adequate foodgrains.
• Effectively it has doubled the quantity of monthly foodgrains entitlements being normally delivered to beneficiaries.

Reference:

1. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1862944