NEW DELHI: The opposition on Tuesday attacked the Union government over "discontinuation" of PMGKAY, saying the scheme should at least continue till March 2022 as the country ranked 101 in the 2021 Global Hunger Index and was facing unemployment issues.
The opposition's criticism came after Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey's November 5 statement that as of now, the Centre has no proposal to extend distribution of free ration under the PMGKAY beyond November 30.
Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said: "The Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY), under which food grains are distributed to the poorest of the poor should not be stopped in November as has been announced by the government. It should continue till March 31, 2022 as we have all seen the status of hunger in the country cited by the latest Hunger Index." (IANS)
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