Your current location:HOME >health >Indian gov't decides to extend food security scheme for 5 years 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 11:58:17 Source: Internet compilationEdit:health
(Xinhua) 13:09, November 30, 2023NEW DELHI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government on Wednesday a
NEW DELHI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government on Wednesday announced the extension of its food security scheme for five years with effect from January 2024.
The prime minister poor welfare food grains scheme benefits nearly 813.5 million beneficiaries, costing the exchequer nearly 11.80 trillion Indian Rupees (around 141.64 billion U.S. dollars) over a period of five years.
The scheme will strengthen food security and mitigate financial hardship of the poor and vulnerable sections of the population, said a statement issued by the federal cabinet.
The scheme will also provide nation-wide uniformity in the delivery of food grains free of cost in all states through a network of over 500,000 fair price shops, added the statement.
The unstoppable duo of Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos2024-05-21 11:50
Man arrested after teen targeted, run over multiple times2024-05-21 11:25
RTHK using AI presenters to 'enhance productivity,' relieve staff shortage2024-05-21 11:01
Prime Minister's Auckland office vandalised for third time in six months2024-05-21 10:16
Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo2024-05-21 10:14
Weather: Cloudy, wet week expected for most2024-05-21 09:46
Wellington's Reading Cinemas deal debate to go public2024-05-21 09:45
EDITORIAL: Hong Kong’s security ordinance will strangle city’s society, economy2024-05-21 09:39
Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car2024-05-21 09:33
EDITORIAL: Diet behind the times in dealing with same2024-05-21 09:14
Ricky Stenhouse punching Kyle Busch could lead to suspension2024-05-21 11:28
EDITORIAL: Top court ruling a step toward allowing same2024-05-21 11:25
Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal2024-05-21 11:25
Piers Morgan, Nigella and Oprah Winfrey 'deepfaked' for US influencer's ads2024-05-21 11:19
Kevin Pillar gets 1,000th career hit in Angels' win at Texas2024-05-21 10:41
EDITORIAL: Japan makes security policy switch without public discourse2024-05-21 10:39
Port of Auckland workers protest mayor's long2024-05-21 09:54
US cautions after Hawaii neighbour Kiribati gets Chinese police2024-05-21 09:43
The government wants to buy their flood2024-05-21 09:21
US blocks ceasefire call with third UN veto in Israel2024-05-21 09:13