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Centre to provide free food grains to poor people for 2 months

Centre will provide free food grains to the poor people for the upcoming two months under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Under this scheme, five kilogram per person per month food grains will be provided in May and June of this year. Government has decided to provide free food-grains to nearly 80 crore beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act. 
Last year, the government had provided the benefits to the people during the COVID 19 pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed that it is important that the poor people of the country have nutritional support when the country is facing the second wave of coronavirus. Government of India will bear all expenditure of over Rs 26,000 Crore on account of food subsidy and Central assistance to states/UTs on account of intrastate transportation etc. 


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