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Delhi govt to extend free ration scheme till May next year, says Arvind Kejriwal
•The Delhi CM also appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend the Centre's free ration scheme for six months through the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
PM interacts with PM-GKAY beneficiaries, says free ration has helped lakhs of poor during COVID-19 pandemic
•Over the years, food storage kept increasing, but starvation and malnutrition did not decrease in that ratio, said Modi after a virtual interaction with the PM-GKAY beneficiaries in Gujarat
Union Cabinet gives nod to BharatNet, distribution scheme for power discoms; a brief look
Fp Staff •The total expense for BharatNet will be Rs 29,430 crore to cover around 3,60,000 villages in 16 states, which includes Rs 19,041 crore to be spent by the government for the viability gap funding,
Centre extends PMGKAY till Nov for 80 crore people; will spend Rs 93,869 cr on free foodgrains scheme
•Under PMGKAY, launched during the first COVID-19 wave last year, 80 crore beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act are provided 5 kg additional foodgrains free of cost per month
Coronavirus Updates: Centre tells states to enable all doctors, including private practitioners, to prescribe COVID-19 tests
Fp Staff •Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Union health secretary Preeti Sudan and ICMR director general Balram Bhargava on Wednesday wrote to state governments and Union territories to increase testing.
Highlights of PM Narendra Modi's Speech: Prime Minister extends Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till end of November, urges caution ahead of Unlock 2.0
Fp Staff •Under the scheme, five kgs of wheat or rice and one kg of pulses per month will be given free of cost to over 80 crore people till Diwali or Chhath pooja, said Modi.