Modi taking care of poor through PMGKAY: Vinay
17-12-2021 : Acknowledging that poor families still need food security assistance, the Modi government has decided to extend its free ration scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), for another four months, until March 2022.”
This was informed by
BJP Jammu District President Vinay Kumar Gupta, in a meeting, along with District General Secretaries Ankush Gupta, Kuldeep Kandhari and Naresh Sharma, Jammu District PMGKAY Convenor and Co-Convenor, including Mandal Presidents, besides party functionaries at BJP District office Kachhi Chawni Jammu.
Vinay Gupta said that under “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana” (PMGKAY-III), government would provide free food grains to the needy in J&K amidst the ongoing COVID pandemic and thus provide food security to the beneficiaries. He said that it is a great work of the “Modi Sarkaar” and will deliver free food facilities to lakhs of poor population in the Jammu district as well.
Besides, Gupta said that according to the instructions of the Central government, free food grains should be made available to the poor population from door to door so that no one face any dilemma. He urged party karyekartas to make habitats aware of the achievements of the government.
“To ensure free food grains to needy in J&K under PMGKAY, BJP has decentralized its team up to Panchayat level of all 20 districts of J&K”, Vinay said this and added that the Government will bear the entire cost on account of such distribution including food subsidy, intra-state transportation and dealer’s margin.
Vinay highlighted that the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been created in the world as a sensitive leader who thinks about every poor, a big message has been sent to the world. He stated that this is the world’s largest program of food security being appreciated all over the world. He asserted that under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the Prime Minister took care of every poor in the Covid epidemic by providing 5 kg of food grains every month for free to 80 crore Indians.
Vinay underscored that since the breakdown of Corona lockdown till now, no one sleeps hungry, Modi Ji’s Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana has given huge support by giving free ration to 80 crore people every month. He congratulated Narendra Modi Ji on the sensitive decision of the cabinet to extend this scheme till March 2022.
However, feeding 80 crore families is not an easy job but still, the Prime Minister of India was determined to go ahead with this scheme which has proved a boon for those living Below Poverty Line (BPL). It has proved that the government at the Centre is pro-poor people”, Vinay said.
Vinay underlined that dwellers of J&K are fully availing the advantages of centrally sponsored schemes such as financial help was also provided to Jan Dhan account holders, especially-abled population, widows, elderly people and destitute. He stressed on intensifying the Mission 50 plus “Abki Baar 50 Paar” in J&K and said that it can not be achieved without the dedicated, sincere and vigorous efforts of the party workers because cadre is the strength of BJP and that is why BJP is different from other political parties, he added.
