New Delhi: Nearly 400.70 lakh tons of foodgrain has been released until July 14, 2021 under PMGKAY during a covid pandemic under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
The total foodgrain allocation is almost 600.814 lakh tons.
In a written reply, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, MOS rural development and consumer affairs, food and public distribution said: “The total stock of food in India until July 1 is 900.45 lakh tons consisting of 603.56 lakh wheat and 296.89 lakh tons Rice “Center launches the PMGKAY scheme for the additional allocation of food from the central pool with Rs 5 Kg per person per month for free.
The recipient is discussed in the targeted public distribution system (TPDS) and NFSA, Anna Anna Yojana (AAY) and priority households (PHH) include those included in direct benefit transfers (DBT).
“The Government Procurement Policy.
Wheat offered by farmers in the period specified is purchased for a central pond in MSP by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the state government, and government institutions to help farmers get prices and prevent farmers.
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Meanwhile, about the steps taken by the center to prevent the sale of illegal food grains released based on the PDS scheme, MOS said that “nearly 4.96 Lakh e-post devices had been installed, from a total of almost 5.38 lakh fps, all over country, through Aadhar authentication.
In this case, transaction details are available in the public domain.
“” Next, every time an e-post device is not available or does not work in FPS, this department has suggested all countries and UTS to distribute subsidized plunge materials in the presence Government officials or staff.
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Nearly 400.70 lakh tons of foodgrain was released until July 14, 2021 under PMGKAY, said Center
