Salient Features

  • Provides subsidized food grains to PHHs and AAY households (₹3/kg for rice, ₹2/kg for wheat, ₹1/kg for coarse grains).
  • PHHs receive 5 kg food grain per person per month; AAY households receive 1 kg sugar per family per month.
  • Pregnant women and lactating mothers get ₹6,000 maternity benefits.
  • Beneficiaries: PHHs, AAY households, and vulnerable groups.
  • Key Initiatives: PMGKAY, ONORC, PM Poshan Shakti Nirman, PM Matru Vandana Yojana.