Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: ET
Context: PM announced the extension of the free-food grain program for 80 crore people for an additional five years from January 2024 to December 2028.
Previously, PMGKAY was launched in 2020 as a pandemic relief measure initially set to conclude on December 31, 2023. Later, this year, a scheme with the same name was launched to provide free-of-cost food grains for a year under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. Now it has been extended till 2028.
