<p>New Delhi: Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/pralhad-joshi">Pralhad Joshi</a> on Tuesday informed Rajya Sabha that the states can include new beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for getting subsidised food grains.</p><p>Replying to Rajya Sabha Opposition Leader Mallikarjun Kharge's question, the minister said already states including Karnataka have been told that they can include new beneficiaries by removing ineligible beneficiaries through e-KYC. There is a scope for including 7 crore beneficiaries by removing ineligible beneficiaries, the minister said.</p>.Cabinet clears proposal to give Delhi women Rs 2,500 under Mahila Samriddhi Yojana.<p>The Minister also pointed out that according to the Niti Aayog Report, for the past 9 years, total 24.82 crore people in the country escaped Multidimensional Poverty.</p><p>Under the PMGKAY scheme total 81.35 crore benefited. The Centre has extended the PMGKAY, launched in March 2020, up to December 2028. Under the Scheme, the Centre provides additional 5 kg of free food grains per person per month to over 81.35 crore beneficiaries supplementing the entitlements under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).</p><p>Kharge said a large number of beneficiaries are deprived of the scheme due to not conducting a census. He also suggested the Minister hold review meeting in Karnataka about the scheme.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/pralhad-joshi">Pralhad Joshi</a> on Tuesday informed Rajya Sabha that the states can include new beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for getting subsidised food grains.</p><p>Replying to Rajya Sabha Opposition Leader Mallikarjun Kharge's question, the minister said already states including Karnataka have been told that they can include new beneficiaries by removing ineligible beneficiaries through e-KYC. There is a scope for including 7 crore beneficiaries by removing ineligible beneficiaries, the minister said.</p>.Cabinet clears proposal to give Delhi women Rs 2,500 under Mahila Samriddhi Yojana.<p>The Minister also pointed out that according to the Niti Aayog Report, for the past 9 years, total 24.82 crore people in the country escaped Multidimensional Poverty.</p><p>Under the PMGKAY scheme total 81.35 crore benefited. The Centre has extended the PMGKAY, launched in March 2020, up to December 2028. Under the Scheme, the Centre provides additional 5 kg of free food grains per person per month to over 81.35 crore beneficiaries supplementing the entitlements under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).</p><p>Kharge said a large number of beneficiaries are deprived of the scheme due to not conducting a census. He also suggested the Minister hold review meeting in Karnataka about the scheme.</p>
