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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)
Why is it in news?
- Significant section of beneficiaries didn’t receive food grains due in July.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
- The scheme was launched to overcome the economic impact of coronavirus-induced lockdown on poor in March for 3 months. It was further extended for 3 months till November.
- Seucrity
(1) Insurance cover of Rs 50 Lakh per health worker fighting COVID-19 to be provided under Insurance Scheme
(2) 80 crore poor people will to get 5 kg wheat or rice and 1 kg of preferred pulses for free every month for the next three months
(3) 20 crore women Jan Dhan account holders to get Rs 500 per month for next three months
(4) Increase in MNREGA wage to Rs 202 a day from Rs 182 to benefit 13.62 crore families
(5) An ex-gratia of Rs 1,000 to 3 crore poor senior citizen, poor widows and poor disabled
(6) Government to front-load Rs 2,000 paid to farmers in first week of April under existing PM Kisan Yojana to benefit 8.7 crore farmers
(7) Central Government has given orders to State Governments to use Building and Construction Workers Welfare Fund to provide relief to Construction Workers