Loaves and fishes
In late 2022, ahead of some state elections, the PMGKAY was extended, and it has now been granted another five-year extension, demonstrating a commitment to food security.
In late 2022, ahead of some state elections, the PMGKAY was extended, and it has now been granted another five-year extension, demonstrating a commitment to food security.
About 159 LMT of wheat will be available as on 1 January 2023, which is well above the buffer norm requirement of 138 LMT of 1 January. As on 12 December, around 182 LMT of Wheat is available in the central pool, an official press note said.
A war of words has followed the release of the Global Hunger Index (GHI), 2022 which ranked India at number 107 out of 121 countries.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice B.P. Routray issued the directives while hearing the petition moved by the Odisha State Legal Services Authority.
To prevent corruption, the department has come up with an SMS system for the beneficiaries.
In 2020, the Government of India had announced the “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana” (PM-GKAY) for all beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) as part of the pro-poor PM Garib Kalyan Package for the period April-November, 2020.
'The 'One nation, one ration card' trial is going on in a cluster of states comprising Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The pilot will be soon done in another cluster of six states. Total 12 states will be ready,' Minister of State for Food Danve Raosaheb Dadarao said in Rajya Sabha.
Over a longer term this has grave consequences for food security, which Indian society, as a whole, cannot be unaware of.
An official spokesperson said Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, in a letter to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, has conveyed the appreciation of Union government.
Will cover the 34.44 lakh people excluded from the National Food Security Act
