Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave Diwali gift to crores of poor people of the country on Saturday. He announced extension of the Central Government’s free ration scheme Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for 5 years. Under this scheme, crores of poor people of the country are provided ration by the government. The expansion of the scheme has been announced at a time when the festival of Diwali is after a week.
PM announced in Chhattisgarh
The Prime Minister was addressing a public meeting in Durg, Chhattisgarh. During this time, he announced to extend the free ration scheme by five years. Elections are going to be held in Chhattisgarh this month. Voting for the 90-seat Chhattisgarh Assembly is going to be held in two phases on November 7 and November 17. In such a situation, PM Modi’s announcement is also being linked to the elections.
Started after the pandemic
The Central Government had started the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana after the Corona epidemic. After the Corona epidemic, many strict restrictions including lockdown were imposed. People’s livelihood was affected due to this. Especially the poor were faced with the crisis of food and drink. In such a situation, the central government led by PM Modi had started the free ration scheme to help the poor population. It is said that 80 crore countrymen are taking advantage of this scheme.
time was running out in December
Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, beneficiaries get five kg of wheat or rice. The beneficiaries get this grain for free. The central government first started it on 30 June 2020. After that it has been extended on several occasions. Presently this scheme was going to end in December 2023 i.e. next month. Now after extension of 5 years, people will continue to get the benefits of this scheme till December 2028.
The Prime Minister said this
While addressing the public meeting, PM Modi said about the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, I have decided that the BJP government will now extend the scheme of providing free ration to 80 crore poor people of the country for another 5 years. Your love and blessings always give me the strength to take sacred decisions.
