Raipur, February 26 – The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) is proving to be a great benefit for poor families in the Naxal-affected areas of Mohla-Manpur and Ambagarh Chowki districts of Chhattisgarh.
Under this scheme, those eligible for government rations are receiving free rice, pulses, sugar, and salt every month. This has brought a transformative change in the lives of farmers, enabling them to live a respectable and dignified life while improving their economic condition.
Many families and beneficiaries have expressed their gratitude to the Modi government for this public welfare scheme.
Beneficiary Kamala Bai said,
"We receive rice, sugar, and pulses every month, which easily helps us survive for the entire month," she said.
Kamerath, a beneficiary from Navagaon, also praised the scheme, saying that the rations provided by the government are a great support for his family.
"We receive free grain, rice, and sugar, which helps us support our families,” he stated.
Samaru Ram Komre, a resident of Tolum Panchayat, also praised the scheme as extremely useful. He said that this government initiative provides his family with a full month's ration.
Thanking the government, Samaru Ram said that this scheme is bringing stability to the lives of rural and needy families.
Another beneficiary said that his family, consisting of two members, receives rations every month under the government scheme. He said that receiving rice, sugar, pulses, and salt covers the entire month's expenses, and he does not have to worry about food grains.
District Food Officer Dilip Kumar informed that there are a total of 77,757 ration card-holding families in the district, comprising 296,785 members. All these families are benefiting from the Chief Minister's Food Scheme and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
Notably, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched with the specific purpose of mitigating the hardships faced by the poor and needy due to economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.