Gandhinagar: The Union govt’s flagship scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), benefitted nearly 14 crore people in Gujarat over the past four years, the govt informed in the ongoing session of Parliament on Tuesday.
Responding to a question by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani, the Union govt also stated that the state govt received food subsidy reimbursement of Rs 1,329 crore in three years since 2021-22.
Nathwani sought details of PMGKAY beneficiaries, funds allocated for the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) during the last three years in the country.
Union minister of state for consumer affairs, Nimu Bhambhaniya, said that in Gujarat, 3.45 crore people were benefitted under PMGKAY in FY2021-22, while the number of beneficiaries was 3.44 crore in FY2022-23, 3.52 crore in FY2023-24, and 3.68 crore in FY2024-25 (as of Feb 28, 2025). The minister added that the Centre also released Rs 694 crore to meet expenditure on intra-state movement and handling of food grains and fair price shop dealers’ margin under PMGKAY since FY2021-22. tnn