PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJONA (PMGKY)

 INTRODUCTION:

1.PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA IS ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT SCHEMES WHICH PROVIDES BENIFITS TO POOR AND NEEDY.

2.IT WAS LAUNCHED IN THE YEAR 2016 BY PM NARENDRA MODI ALONG WITH THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE TAXATION LOWS(SECOND AMANDMENT) ACT ,2016.

BODY:THE SCHEME WAS INITIALLY VALID FROM DECEMBER 2016 TO MARCH 2017.IT WAS LATER EXTENDED TILL THE MONTH OF JUNE 2020 LATER IT WAS AGAIN EXTENDED TILL NOVEMBER 2020.

HOW EVER ,THE SCHEME HAS BEEN ROLLED OUT AGAIN FOR TWO MONTHS(MAY AND JUNE 2021) AS THE COUNTRYS HEALTHCARE INFRACTRUCTER HAS REACHED ITS CAPACITY AND SEVERAL STATES HAVE IST TAKEN STEPS LIKE COMPLETE LOCKDOWN,NIGHT CURFEW TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.

3.UNDER THIS PM GARIB KALYAN SCHEME,ANY HEALTH WOKER IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE CENTRES WHO ARE TREATING THE COVID-19 PATIENTS WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH AN INSURANCE COVER OF RS.50 LAKH IF MET WITH SOME ACCIDENT.

4.UNDER THE PMGKY AROUND 80 CRORE PEOPLE BENEFITTED.ADDITIONALY,EVERYONE WILL GET 5KG OF WHEAT RICE FOR FREE OF WHATEVER THEY ARE ALREADY GETTING.

5.THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO PROVIDE 1 KG OF A PULSE OF THEIR CHOICE TO EACH HOUSEHOLD TILL NOVEMBER END.

6.HOWEVER ,THE NEW VERSION OF PMGKY. I.E,FREE OF COST 1KG PULSES PER MONTH TO EACH HOUSEHOLD COVERED UNDER THE NFSA.

7.UNDER THE PMGKY,POPULATION BELOW THE POVERTY LINE THAT IS ABOUT 8.3 CRORE FAMILIES WILL GET FREE LPG CYLINDERS.

8.FARMERS WILL BE PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL MOUNT OF RS.2000 BY THE GOVERNMENT AS FRONT-LOAD UNDER THE KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI PROGRAM.

9.ALSO ,UNDER THE PMGKY,20 CRORE WOMEN JAN DHAN ACCOUNT HOLDERS WILL BE PROVIDED RS.500 PER MONTH.

CONCLUSION:

PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA IS AGOOD INITIATIVE TO HELP POOR AND NEEDY HOWEVER,THIS SCHEME IS SUCESSFUL ONLY IF THERE IS NO MISUSE AND THE REAL AFFECTED PEOPLE GET THE SAID MONEY AND FOOD.