PM Garib Kalyan Package — Cash Transfers

iAbout This Scheme

The PM Garib Kalyan Package announced in March 2020 during COVID-19 provided direct cash transfers to Jan Dhan women account holders (₹500 per month for 3 months), free gas cylinders to Ujjwala beneficiaries, and ₹1,000 cash to elderly, widows, and disabled persons through banking channels. It demonstrated DBT infrastructure capacity.

🎁Key Benefits

• ₹500 per month for 3 months to Jan Dhan women account holders
• ₹1,000 ex-gratia to elderly, widows, and disabled under social security pensions
• 3 free LPG cylinders to Ujjwala beneficiaries
• Free food grains under PMGKY (5 kg wheat/rice per person per month)
• Advance payment of ₹2,000 installment under PM-KISAN
• ₹50 lakh insurance for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  Jan Dhan women account holders
• 2
  Existing beneficiaries of social security pension schemes
• 3
  COVID-19 period benefit (March–June 2020)

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions