Political Science · Indian Polity
Free 5 kg of food grains were provided to poor people during the pandemic under which central government scheme?
ANational Food Security Mission
BTargeted Public Distribution System
CMGNREGA
DPradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana — The free five kilograms of food grains were provided under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana.
Explanation
★The free five kilograms of food grains were provided under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana.
★Its food-grain component is the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
★It was launched in 2020 to support the poor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
★It gave free food grains over and above the regular ration entitlement.
★The National Food Security Mission deals with raising agricultural production.
★The Targeted Public Distribution System is the regular subsidised ration system.
★So the free pandemic food grains came under the Garib Kalyan Yojana.
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