PM Narendra Modi extends free foodgrains scheme for poor till Nov-end

Earlier, under the first phase of Garib Kalyan Yojana, 12 million tonnes of grains was allocated for the three months of April, May and June

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended until the end of November his government’s scheme to provide free food grains to 800 million poor in the country.

In his address to the nation, the prime minister also promised the roll-out of the ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme, which has been in the works for some years now, to help migrant workers get access to free food grains anywhere in the country.

The Opposition, particularly Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, had demanded that the PM also speak on issues such as China allegedly occupying Indian territory and increasing fuel prices 22