• For Your Information-The PMGKAY was introduced in 2020 during the pandemic to provide 5 kg free food grains to eligible ration card holders under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA).

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PMGKAY was introduced in 2020 as a pandemic relief measure, under which 5 kg of free foodgrains per beneficiary per month was provided in addition to the 5 kg of subsidised foodgrain under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

Source: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/distribution-of-5-kg-foodgrain-to-poor-under-pmgkay-extended-for-5-years-anurag-thakur/