PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
On trackLaunched 2020; extended 2024–2028 · Economy
No Indian sleeps hungry: free foodgrains for the poorest, started as COVID relief and continued as food security.
What was promised
- Free foodgrains, 5 kg per person per month (35 kg per Antyodaya household), to 81.35 crore beneficiaries, for five years from 1 January 2024.
Progress update history
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November 2026
Continuing as promised, at a cost of about ₹2.13 lakh crore a year, about ₹11.80 lakh crore over five years.