The government says that more than Rs 26000 crore will be spent on Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
The scheme was announced when a lockdown was imposed across the country in March during the first wave of Kovid-19 last year. This plan was part of the Prime Minister’s Poor Welfare Package. To provide relief to the poor families at that time, under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the government has provided more than 80 crore ration card holders for April, May and June 2020 on the basis of the members registered in the ration card for five kg of grain (wheat or rice). ) And one kilo of pulses per family was announced free of cost.
PM Modi said that at a time when the country is going through a difficult period, the poor got full support. 26 thousand crore rupees will be spent on this scheme by the government. Many states are also demanding an economic package from the central government. In the meeting with the CM on Friday, this demand was made by many Chief Ministers. In fact, many states have imposed lockdowns to protect Kovid. However, PM Modi has denied the nationwide lockdown and asked the states to implement it as the ultimate weapon.