In order to bring relief to the most vulnerable, a record allocation of over 109 lakh tonnes of food grains for free of cost distribution for Uttar Pradesh has been made under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry said that over 14.71 Crore persons of Uttar Pradesh are being benefited through this scheme. The cost of these food grains amounts to more than 40 thousand crore rupees.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Central government is bearing the entire cost on account of such distribution including food subsidy, intra-state transportation and the foodgrains are being issued free of cost to the state government by Food Corporation of India. Under this scheme, 5 Kilogram food grains per person per month was distributed additionally to the National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries. Uttar Pradesh has the highest allocation in the country under NFSA.</span><br />