PM Modi Extends PM Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana
In his televised address to the nation yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the PM Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana until the end of November. The scheme will cover around 800 million people. Explaining the steps taken by his government in dealing with the impact of Covid-19 i
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Jul 1, 2020 5:41 AM
In his televised address to the nation yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the PM Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana until the end of November. The scheme will cover around 800 million people. Explaining the steps taken by his government in dealing with the impact of Covid-19 in India, the PM said that we are at a stage, especially after lockdown, where we needed to take more precautions to stay safe from the coronavirus. The Prime Minister also delivered a word of caution when he noted that since Unlock 1 has been implemented, we are becoming more and more careless. Measures like wearing maks and maintaining social distancing are not being followed strictly, he said. He went on to say that, soon after the lockdown was announced, we immediately came up with PM Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana, under which Rs 1.75 trillion were spent. PM Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana will now be in force till Diwali and Chhath. "Under this scheme, every member of household will get 5 kg or rice or flour every month until the end of November, in addition to 1 kg chana every month for each family. This will entail an additional Rs 90,000 crore of expenditure by the government," said the PM. "In the times to come, we will increase our efforts to alleviate the worries of the poor. We will keep striving for Atmanirbhar Bharat. We will all be vocal for local. With this vow, we all have to keep working and progressing, while staying safe and healthy," said the PM as he ended his address.
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