The NFSA covers 75% of the population in rural areas and 50% of the population in urban areas. Antyoday Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Families are the two types of recipient households under the NFSA. Priority homes receive foodgrains based on the number of family members, but AAY households are entitled to 35 kg of food per month regardless of the number of family members (each member 5 kg per month).
About 81.35 crore people are covered by the NFSA, and Piyush Goyal promised that the Centre would pay the full cost of Rs 2 lakh crore to ensure their food security.
The Central government provides foodgrains to people rice at Rs 3 per kg, wheat Rs 2 per kg, and coarse grains Rs 1 per kg- under the NFSA. Now, the Prime Minister has taken a historic decision to provide food security to the poor free of cost across the country, Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal.
Asked if the government has decided to discontinue the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, he said, It has been merged (with the NFSA). The free portion of that scheme has been added to the NFSA. Now, the entire quantity of 5 kg and 35 kg under the NFSA would be available free of cost. There is no need for additional foodgrains.However indian government used to receive RPS 13900 in a year from subsidised food grains. Now government will spent 2 lakh crore while implementing this scheme.What Do you think? Is it also a freebie?? Or government should do it for welfare purpose?
