Government is determined to ensure that nobody is hungry: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on November 29, declared that his government will ensure everyone is fed following the five-year extension by the Cabinet of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
The government has expanded the PMGKAY program to give five kilograms of free foodgrains to 81.35 million poorer people each month for an additional five years. This would be about 11.80 million crore.
A decision was made at the Cabinet’s meeting led by Prime Minister Modi On November 28.
In a blog post written in Hindi in a post on X, Modi said, “Our government is dedicated to ensuring that no member of my family goes to bed starving. With this in mind, we have extended the PradhanMantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana to the coming five years.” “This implies that the scheme of free food rations for my petty brothers and sisters continues until 2028. Nearly 81 million citizens of this country can get this benefit. I’m confident we can help them live their lives more easily and better,” the premier stated.
Modi added that the Cabinet had approved a central plan to supply drones to 5,000 progressive Self Help Groups (SHGs) women and a budget of 1,261 crore over two years from 2024 to 25.
“In our effort to promote women’s empowerment in India We have also approved a major scheme that will help our agricultural sector become more productive. The government of India has opted to give drones for 15,000 women’s self-help groups. This is likely to make farming more accessible for our farmers family members,” Modi said.

“This will boost the earning capacity of our moms and sisters who are part of self-help groups along with the food service providers in the country, and it will create an increase in happiness to them,” he said.
Modi was also applauded for his praise for the Union Cabinet approval of the Pradhan Mantri Jati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan, which focused on 11 crucial actions for the most vulnerable tribes.
“We want to bring our sisters and brothers of the tribes at the bottom social and economic level to the development mainstream. The government has consented to the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan to further this goal and implement this plan.
“With this project it is not just the essential services like drinking water, housing as well as education and health get better for family members and their lives be more secure and comfortable,” he said.
In a separate post written in Hindi, Modi said, “Our government has left no step unturned to safeguard children and women. To fulfil this promise, we’ve decided decided to extend the three years to speedy-track special courts. They provide speedy justice in the case of sexual assaults against children and women and also ensure speedy prosecution of those responsible.” It is reported that the Union Cabinet has given its approval to continue the fast-track special courts for an additional three years to provide speedy justice in cases of sexual crimes. PTI ASK CK