Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana
Context:
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana till the end of November 2020.
Theory:
- During these five months, more than 80 crore people will be benefitted.
- The beneficiary would be provided 5 kg free wheat/rice per month along with 1 kg free whole chana to each family per month.
- Under the National Food Security Act, (NFSA) 2013, the expenditure towards intra-state transportation and handling charges for movement from FCI depots to Fair Price Shops (FPSs) as also dealer’s margin, etc. are shared between Govt. of India and States/UTs as per the sharing pattern and norms for expenditure on this account as per rules framed under NFSA.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana:
- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016 (PMGKY) is a scheme launched by the Government of India on the lines of the Income declaration scheme, 2016 (IDS) launched earlier in the year.
- As a part of the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016, the PMGKY scheme provides an opportunity to declare unaccounted wealth and black money confidentially and avoid prosecution after paying a fi ne of 50% on the undisclosed income.
- An additional 25% of the undisclosed income is invested in the scheme which can be refunded after four years, without any interest.
- To overcome the economic impact of coronavirus-induced lockdown on the poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, soon after the imposition of lockdown on March 24, announced a relief of Rs 1.70 lakh crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana.
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