Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)

iAbout This Scheme

PMGKAY was launched in April 2020 during COVID-19 to provide 5 kg additional free food grains per person per month over and above NFSA entitlement. Extended multiple times, it was subsumed into NFSA from January 2024, making NFSA grain free for all 81.35 crore beneficiaries.

🎁Key Benefits

• 5 kg free food grain per person per month (now integrated into NFSA from Jan 2024)
• Covered all 81.35 crore NFSA beneficiaries
• Over ₹3.91 lakh crore spent by central government (Apr 2020-Dec 2023)
• Free grain continued via NFSA zero pricing from 2024

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  All NFSA ration card holders (PHH and AAY)
• 2
  No additional eligibility required

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions