Ration Quota

Jharkhand CM Soren promises 7 kg ration monthly if JMM alliance wins

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said people will get 7 kg of ration instead of the existing 5 kg per month under the public distribution system (PDS) if the JMM-led alliance is voted to power. He said the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led alliance would also increase the pension amount. Soren alleged that 11 lakh ration cards and three lakh pensions were cancelled during the BJP regime in Jharkhand, which resulted in death of several tribal, dalits due to hunger. "I am proud that while deaths due to hunger were common in the BJP rule, in your Abua (our)government, every Jharkhandi is getting ration, pension and nutrition as per their rights," Soren posted on X. He said, "As soon as our government is formed again in Jharkhand, 7 kg of grain will be provided per person instead of 5 kg of grain in the public distribution system. The pension amount will also be increased." He further said that an additional 10 lakh people, who are left out of the subsidised grains, would be .

J-K govt announces enhanced ration quota, praised by political parties

Local residents also expressed their happiness and appreciation for the enhanced ration quota, praising the LG administration for this decision

Congress says PM Modi's New Year 'gift' cuts rations of 810 mn poor by 50%

The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the Modi government has reduced the ration of the 81 crore poor people by 50 percent in the new year. The opposition party said 81 crore Indians who were eligible for 10 kilograms of foodgrains will now get only five kilograms. "The year 2023 began with the depressing news that PM Modi's Cabinet has discontinued the Pradhan Mantri Garib Anna Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provided an additional 5 kgs of food grains to beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)," said AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh. He said with this sudden reduction of rations by 50 percent, the prime minister has taken this "regressive" decision with no consultation with state governments nor any discussion in Parliament. The Centre had undertaken the distribution of free food grains for 28 months under PMGKAY in view of the Covid pandemic but the scheme ended in December. However, the Cabinet has decided that subsidised foodgrains distributed to about 81.35

A costly decision

Extension of PMGKAY should have been avoided

PM Modi hails Cabinet's decision to extend free supply of ration scheme

"Today's Cabinet decision will benefit 80 crore Indians and is in line with our commitment of ensuring greater public welfare," Modi said on Twitter

Pandemic relief: Centre extends 5 kg ration scheme under PMGKAY till March

The Centre will incur an additional expenditure of around Rs 53,344.52 crore because of the extension

Farmers' protest: Govt may add rice, wheat in PM-ASHAA to end logjam

Also exploring option of a minimum reserve price for traders based on production cost

Delhi govt approves doorstep delivery of ration, terms it 'revolutionary'

The scheme will be known as 'Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Ration Yojna'

Kejriwal says concerned about daily wagers, increases ration per person

During his first-ever digital-only press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal doubled the pension for widows, differently-abled and elderly for this month

Kerala Assembly asks Centre to retain ration quota, passes resolution

According to the state Food and Civil Supplies minister, the move would affect over 62 lakh APL families in Kerala