Besides foodgrains, mustard oil, pulses and sugar will be provided at subsidised rates, the manifesto said.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/11/12/bjp-promises-higher-msp-lpg-cylinder-at-rs-450-in-its-manifesto/

In the new scheme, the government has done away with the subsided prices and is providing foodgrains free of cost for a year.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-free-food-grain-scheme-pradhan-mantri-garib-kalyan-ann-yojana-8375732/

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/

While Russia is the biggest supplier of energy and foodgrains for the Global South, China remains the biggest supplier of financing and infrastructure projects to them through the Belt and Road Initiative.

Source: http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2023/02/5-reasons-why-much-of-global-south-isnt.html