Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna
- June 19, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Schemes
Context:
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged centre to extend the benefits under the Pradhan MantriGarib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another six months
Concept:
- Scheme covers 80 crore individuals, i.e, roughly two-thirds of India’s population.
- Each one of them would be provided double of their current entitlement over next three months. This additionality would be free of cost.
- To ensure adequate availability of protein to all, 1 kg per family, would be provided pulses according to regional preferences for next three months. These pulses would be provided free of cost by the Government of India.