PMGKY: Government preparing to bring third incentive package, can get free grain and cash by March!

To deal with the economic impact of the Corona epidemic, the government is preparing to bring an incentive package 3.0. In this package, the benefits of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) can be extended till March next year.

New Delhi: In order to deal with the economic impact of the Corona epidemic spread across the country, the government is preparing to bring incentive package 3.0. According to reports, the government can extend the benefits of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) in this package till March next year. The central government is planning to extend the duration of this scheme for social security. The scheme, which lasted till June, was extended till November.

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The benefits of the scheme may increase by March
To tell you, to save the poor people of the country from the coronavirus epidemic, the government announced the PMGKY scheme in March. Earlier this scheme was implemented till June, but in view of the situation of the country, the government had announced to extend it till November 2020 and now once again there are reports that the government can reap the benefits of this scheme May extend till March.

what can happen in Package 3.0?

According to the news of Livemint, in this scheme, the government can increase the time limit for giving food along with cash. A senior government official said that incentive package 3.0 focuses on measures to increase demand and provide social security.

The cash transfer scheme can be done
in PMGKY, according to the report, in the third incentive package, the government can also include 20 crore Jan Dhan accounts and 3 crore poor senior citizens, widows and differently abled people. This cash transfer scheme is also part of PMGKY.

What are the benefits of PMGKY?
>> Under PMGKY, the government gives 5 kg of rice or wheat free to a person in a month. The benefit of this scheme of the government is getting about 81 crore people of the country.
>> Apart from this, 19.4 million households are given 1 kg of gram free every month.
>> Please tell that this grain is being given under the National Food Security Act.

Know what is PMGKY?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) scheme for the prevention of corona virus epidemic to save people from the effects of ‘lockdown’. Under the total package of Rs 1.70 lakh crore, the government had announced free ration to the poor, cash assistance to women and poor senior citizens and farmers etc. In this, the amount has been directly transferred to the accounts of 8 crore farmers under the PM Kisan Scheme.

Why can PMGKY date go ahead?
Amidst this epidemic, the central government promised the people of the country that no family will be allowed to starve in the next five months due to shortage of food grains. It is believed that keeping this in mind, the government can extend the date of this scheme further.

Package may come before Bihar elections
According to the report, the government can bring this package soon and the government can also get political results of this package. This package can come before Bihar elections. Apart from this, by-elections are to be held in 11 other states including Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

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