PMGKAY beneficiaries to get more wheat, says Centre
India’s government has partially restored wheat allocation to 10 states under the National Food Security Act, 2013, allocating 35 lakh tonnes to PMGKAY beneficiaries, in addition to the existing 184 lakh tonnes. This decision was made due to ample wheat availability, with 100 lakh metric tonnes held by traders, exceeding last year’s quantity.
Two years after it cut the allocation of wheat to 10 states under the National Food Security Act, 2013, the Centre on Wednesday decided to partially restore the wheat allocation for the beneficiaries under the law.
Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, told reporters the Centre has decided to give 35 lakh tonnes of wheat to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) under the NFSA. This will be in addition to the existing annual allocation of 184 lakh tonnes, he said.
Chopra said in view of the ample quantity of wheat available in the country, the government has decided to increase the wheat allocation. He also said that a quantity of 100 lakh metric tonnes is available with the traders in the country, which is higher as compared to the same time last year.
After the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution cut wheat allocation, the 10 states were allocated an additional quantity of rice that is equal to the cut in their wheat allocation.
Source Link : https://indianexpress.com/article/india/benefeciaries-get-more-wheat-pmgkay-9574113/
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