PM Modi to interact with beneficiaries of ration scheme in Gujarat
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the beneficiaries of ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’ (PMGKAY) in Gujarat on August 3 via video conferencing.
His office said in a statement that a public participation programme is being launched in the state to create further awareness about the scheme.
PMGKAY is a food security welfare scheme that was envisaged by the prime minister to provide assistance and help mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19, the Prime Minister’s Office said
Under the scheme, five kilograms per person additional food grain is given to all beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, it said.