PM Garib Kalyan Yojana extended till November end; to cost govt Rs 90,000 crore
Extension of the scheme for another 5 months will cost the government Rs 90,000 crore, said Modi
- Jun 30, 2020,
- Updated Jun 30, 2020 5:57 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) will be extended till November end. Extension of the scheme for another 5 months will cost the government Rs 90,000 crore, added Modi. "If we also add expenditure of the past three months which has been incurred on the scheme, it amounts to nearly Rs 1.5 lakh crore," Modi said in his address to the nation. Eightly crore poor families will continue to get 5 kg of free wheat or rice and 1 kg of dal till November, Modi also said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) will be extended till November end. Extension of the scheme for another 5 months will cost the government Rs 90,000 crore, added Modi. "If we also add expenditure of the past three months which has been incurred on the scheme, it amounts to nearly Rs 1.5 lakh crore," Modi said in his address to the nation. Eightly crore poor families will continue to get 5 kg of free wheat or rice and 1 kg of dal till November, Modi also said.