PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) — Free Ration

iAbout This Scheme

Scheme providing 5 kg of free food grains per person per month to all NFSA beneficiaries (over 81 crore people), extended permanently from 2024 under the National Food Security Act framework.

🎁Key Benefits

• 5 kg free rice or wheat per person per month
• Covers all 81.35 crore NFSA beneficiaries
• Extended permanently from January 2024
• Distributed through Fair Price Shops (ration shops)

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  All holders of a valid NFSA ration card (PHH or AAY)
• 2
  No separate application — automatic if NFSA ration card exists

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions