Gandhinagar: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched five years ago, and impementing the same, the Gujarat government in 2024 distributed 21.91 lakh metric tonnes of food grains, amounting to an estimated ₹7,529 crore.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to provide free food grains to poor families during the hardships of the Corona pandemic. To continue supporting needy families and reduce their financial burden, the scheme has been extended until December 2028. Under PMGKAY, Antyoday families covered under the National Food Security Act-2013 (NFSA) receive 35 kilograms of food grains per month, while priority households are allotted 5 kilograms per person per month.

The Gujarat Government under PMGKAY, is providing free food grains to 3.72 crore beneficiaries from over 76.6 lakh families across the state. In 2024 alone, the state government distributed 21.91 lakh metric tonnes of food grains worth ₹7,529 crore. This covers over 36.40 lakh beneficiaries under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana and more than 3.30 crore beneficiaries from priority households.

In the Gujarat Budget 2025-26, ₹2,712 crore has been allocated to the Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Department. This includes ₹767 crores for distributing tur dal and gram to NFSA ration card holders, ensuring access to protein-rich food, ₹675 crores for providing food grains to eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act-2013, and ₹160 crores for supplying edible oil twice a year at subsidized rates to NFSA beneficiary families. Additionally, ₹37 crore has been earmarked as an incentive bonus of ₹300 per quintal over the minimum support price to promote the cultivation and consumption of Shri Anna (Millets) like Bajra, Jowar, and Ragi.

These details were shared by the State government today. DeshGujarat