Free Ration Date Extended: The Government of India runs many beneficial and welfare schemes. Apart from giving financial benefits, many other types of schemes are also run, such as giving subsidy.
But apart from this, there is another scheme Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in which the central government provides free ration to eligible people. In this scheme, eligible people are given things like wheat and rice which they get from the government ration shop. In this sequence, now a big news related to ration has come in which the Government of India will provide free ration to the people for the next 5 years, but will you be able to get its benefit? So let’s know about this.
Free ration for next 5 years
The Government of India has given a big gift regarding free ration. Under this, the free ration being given to the people will continue for the next 5 years, that is, you will continue to get free ration till the year 2028. For this, the Union Cabinet took this important decision and said that the free supply of nutritious rice (fortified rice) will be continued till the year 2028. It has been decided to continue it till the year 2028 by spending Rs 17,082 crore under the schemes.
Will you get the benefit?
- The Government of India had announced to provide free ration during the Corona period, but its benefit is available only to those people who live their life on or below the poverty line. Apart from this, it is also mandatory for you to have a ration card
- Landless agricultural labourers, marginal farmers, rural artisans/craftsmen like potters, cobblers
- Weavers, blacksmiths, carpenters, slum dwellers
- Porters, rickshaw pullers, fruit and flower vendors, snake charmers, ragpickers, cobblers and the destitute etc are eligible.
- Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the benefit of free ration is given according to each member of the family. Provided that the name of that member is registered in the ration card. For this, you have to go to the government ration shop on the date of getting ration and then you can get free ration.
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