PM Modi announces extension of scheme to provide free ration to poor till Nov, govt ...
(WorldNews India)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the scheme to provide free ration to the poor during the COVID-19 pandemic, till the end of November. In his address to the nation, Modi emphasised that provision of food to those in need during lockdown has been the foremost priority of the country. As soon as the lockdown was announced, the government brought about PM Garib KalyanYojana, under which a package of Rs 1.75 lakh crore for the poor was announced, the Prime Minister said in his televised address. He noted that in the last three months, Rs 31,000 crore has been transferred in the Jan Dhan accounts of almost 20...