CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -which they can celebrate with great gaiety and community for festivities. With a view to ensuring this, Govt. has approved this extension of PMGKAY for three months, so that they continue to enjoy the benefits of easy availability of foodgrains without any financial distress.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Union Cabinet on Friday approved extension of free food grain distribution scheme for 81.3 crore poor people for a period of one year. The decision comes as the government aims to subsume the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) under the NFSA Act.

Detailed explanation-5: -The scheme has been extended multiple times and it is now valid till December 31, 2022. Which foodgrains are provided under PMGKAY scheme? Under this yojana, 5 kg of wheat and rice are provided free of cost to the poor household.