Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna

June 19, 2020
Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
Category: DPN Topics

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.