In line with the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) stands as a cornerstone, offering free food grains to migrants and the economically disadvantaged.
Under PMGKAY, the central government extends a monthly provision of 5kg of free food grains to economically disadvantaged families, supplementing the subsidized ration (Rs 2-3 per kg) distributed through the National Food Security Act (NFSA) under the Public Distribution System (PDS).
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Benefits of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY)
- PMGKAY ensures that each family with a ration card receives 5 kg of free food grains, in addition to the subsidized 5 kg provided through the Public Distribution System (PDS).
- Wheat is distributed to six States/Union Territories – Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Gujarat, while rice is allocated to the remaining States/UTs under the PMGKAY scheme.
Eligibility Criteria for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY)
- Families belonging to the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Households (PHH) categories are eligible participants in the scheme.
- PHH identification is undertaken by State Governments/Union Territory Administrations based on their specified criteria. AAY families are identified by States/UTs following criteria set by the Central Government.
- Households led by widows, terminally ill, disabled persons, or individuals aged 60 years or more without assured means of subsistence or societal support.
- Widows, terminally ill, disabled individuals, or those aged 60 years or more, as well as single women or men lacking family or societal support.
- Primitive tribal households.
- Landless agriculture laborers, marginal farmers, rural artisans/craftsmen (e.g., potters, tanners, weavers, blacksmiths, carpenters), slum dwellers, and daily wage earners in the informal sector (e.g., porters, coolies, rickshaw pullers, hand cart pullers, fruit and flower sellers, snake charmers, rag pickers, cobblers, destitutes) in both rural and urban areas.
- All eligible Below Poverty Line families of HIV positive persons.
Application Process for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY):
- Offline: Visit the nearest Fair Price Shop with the Ration Card.
- Quote either the ration card or Aadhaar number to any Fair Price Shop dealer.
- Undergo Aadhaar authentication using fingerprints or iris-based identification.
Documents Required for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY):
- Ration Card
- Aadhaar Card (if seeded with Ration Card)