
Cabinet extends free foodgrain scheme for 81 cr poor for five years
Amid polls in five states and with general elections just around the corner, the Union Cabinet has cleared the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) — which aims to provide free foodgrains to 81.35 crore people under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) — for five years beginning January. The scheme…