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Detailed explanation-1: -Centre extends Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for another three months (October 2022-December 2022) | Prime Minister of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Phase V, the free ration scheme was extended for the fifth time till March 2022.
Detailed explanation-3: -The government has estimated the total subsidy of Rs 3.9 lakh crore for the seven phases of PMGKAY. Extension of the scheme till March 2023 would add another Rs 40, 000 crore to the subsidy bill, sources said.
Detailed explanation-4: -PMGKAY was started in April 2020 to help the poor whose livelihoods were shuttered by a nationwide lockdown aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus. Under the scheme, 5 kg of wheat and rice is provided free of cost to 80 crore poor per month.