Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana: Many schemes are being introduced by the central government for the poor people. This also includes PM Kisan Yojana, PM Jan Dhan Yojana, PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Scheme, the government provides accessible ration facilities to the poor and economically weaker people.
Details of PM Garib Kalyan Yojana?
Let us tell you that given the economic condition of the people during the Corona period, the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Scheme was started by the central government, after which free rations were provided to all eligible people through ration cards. Let us tell you that during the budget, it was announced by the government that the benefits of this scheme will be available till the year 2029.
For information, let us tell you that this scheme was a priority while Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for the third term of the Modi government. The government announced that it would extend the scheme for five years. More than 80 crore people in the country benefit from this scheme.
In the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, eligible people are given 5 kg of wheat or rice per unit through a ration card. This is a scheme of the central government. Therefore, people from all over the country can benefit from the scheme. In such a situation, you can get a ration from any ration shop in the country. The ration is provided according to the ration card.
How can you benefit from the scheme?
The benefit of this scheme is provided to people living below the poverty line. With the help of your ration card, free ration can be taken from the government ration shop. For this, it is necessary to have a ration card. Those who do not have a ration card can take a ration with the help of an Aadhar card.
At the same time, the BPL ration card is issued to the beneficiaries under the Public Distribution System by the Food Supply Department. The age of the BPL ration card must be 18 years or more. At the same time, the applicant must be a citizen of the country.
Under this scheme, all ration card holders’ families are provided a 5 kg free ration and a fixed quota. This means that the family is provided with the benefit of a double ration. According to the report, the government has distributed 1,015 lakh metric tonnes of ration through this scheme. The government’s annual expenditure for this comes to Rs 2 lakh crore.
