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The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, to run for 5 years from 1st January, 2024...
The government will spend a total of 11.80 lakh crores over next five years, Union minister Anurag Thakur announced at the briefing held after the Cabinet meet..
The scheme was introduced in 2020 as a pandemic relief measure, under which 5 kg of free foodgrains per beneficiary per month was provided in addition to the 5 kg of subsidised foodgrain under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)..
The Union cabinet also approved a central scheme for providing drones to 15,000 women Self Help Groups (SHGs), with an outlay of 1,261 crore for two years beginning 2024-25 fiscal year..
"The scheme aims to provide drones to 15,000 selected women SHGs during the period 2024-25 to 2025-2026 for providing rental services to farmers for agriculture purpose," Thakur said.. ABOUT THE AUTHOR..
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