10 Chief Ministers, from both the BJP and the Opposition, have required an extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, which was announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of the first rescue bundle to deal with the economic crisis produced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Food Ministry waits for PMO word on food grain plans extension
The plan covers the 80- crore provision cardholders supplied 5 kg of rice or wheat each month and one kg of pulses, for each of the homes. The States that are requiring an extension consist of Assam, Karnataka, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kerala, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
