Govt will extend free ration scheme for 5 years: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government will extend for five years the free ration scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, covering 80 crore poor people. IMAGE: Prime......

Why 810 Million Indians Need Free Rations

Is it a case of poor targeting of a welfare scheme, or is it a reflection of the government's desire to expand the scope of this benefit to secure greater electoral dividends? asks A K......

Eye on Gujarat polls? Govt extends free rations to poor by 3 months

The government on Wednesday extended by three months its programme to provide free rations to the poor at a cost of Rs 44,762 crore as it looked to ease pain from high inflation and make political......

Centre extends free foodgrain scheme for 6 months until Sept

The Narendra Modi government on Saturday extended the scheme to provide 5 kg of foodgrains free of cost to the poor by six months till September 30 at a cost of Rs 80,000 crore, as it looks to......

Scheme to distribute free 5 kg foodgrains to poor extended by five years

The government has extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kg  free foodgrains per month to around 80 crore poor people for another five years. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters A......

Will govt extend free ration scheme PMGKAY beyond Sep?

The government will take a call on extending the PMGKAY scheme to provide free ration to the poor beyond September 30, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Monday without elaborating on when the......

India limits wheat exports through the govt route as prices rise

India has put curbs on wheat exports through the government route, starting November last year. This comes amid a surge in domestic prices of the cereal. Photograph: Mayank Bhardwaj/Reuters In......

Govt provided free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people during Covid: FM

The government ensured that no one went hungry during the pandemic by providing free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI......