Cabinet approves additional foodgrain till November
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Total quantity of foodgrain to be distributed was estimated to be 204 lakh metric tonnes
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday authorized the allocation of additional foodgrain to beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for an additional 5 months- from July to November.
The Cabinet, at a gathering chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, authorized the proposal to proceed allocating additional 5 kg of foodgrain an individual each month underneath the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to the 81.35 crore beneficiaries, a authorities assertion mentioned. The additional foodgrain would entail a subsidy of ₹64,031 crore, it famous.
“As Government of India is bearing the entire expenditure towards this scheme without any contribution by States/UTs, an additional expenditure of about ₹3,234.85 crore would be required to be met towards transportation and handling and FPS dealers’ margins etc. by Government of India. Thus, the total estimated expenditure to be borne by Government of India will be ₹67,266.44 crore,” it acknowledged.
The whole quantity of foodgrain to be distributed was estimated to be 204 lakh metric tonnes. “Additional allocation will ameliorate the hardships faced by poor due to economic disruption caused by coronavirus. No poor family will suffer on account of non-availability of food-grains due to disruption in the next five months,” it added.
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