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Govt to provide free food grains to around 80 crore beneficiaries under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for May, June
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States ask centre to restart free foodgrains scheme during Covid-19
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NEW DELHI: Amid surging Covid-19 cases across the country, three states Rajasthan, Kerala and Uttrakhand have urged the centre to restart distribution of free food grains to 81 crore poor under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY). Four MPs including NCP chief and former agriculture minister Sharad Pawar have also sought the re-run of the scheme which was launched last year during the first wave of the pandemic.
Early on Thursday, responding to a question from reporters, Union food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said 3-4 states and public representatives have made specific requests to the Centre to consider that kind of (PMGKAY) scheme implemented last year.
Ration Meant for Fair Price Shops Sold in Open Market in Indore, NSA against Main Accused
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Thirty-one persons have been booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly selling in the open market Rs 79 lakh worth of provisions meant for fair price shops, officials said on Tuesday. The district administration has invoked the stringent National Security Act against the main accused, they added. Between April and December, 2020, ration worth Rs 79 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, meant for distribution from 12 fair price shops during the COVID-19 outbreak, was sold in the open market, said Indore Collector Manish Singh. The ration mafia, in connivance with shop owners, siphoned off large quantities of wheat, rice, salt, sugar, gram, tur dal etc, he said.