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J&K UT administration among top performers in PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna

<span style="color: #222222;">The Union Territory administration of Jammu and Kashmir is among the top performers in Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna while distributing around 100 percent of Ration among the beneficiaries till June 6, during the COVID-19 pandemic situation.<br />''<br />''The government has relentlessly reached-out to the people to mitigate their sufferings during the lockdown following the outbreak of cornavirus pandemic.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, Jammu and Kashmir Government has distributed 100 per cent ration through its public distribution network in April this year while for the month of  May and June , it has distributed 99 per cent of ration to the beneficiaries.<br />''<br />''Another Union Territory Lakshawdeep is the only Union Territory in India which has distributed 100 percent of ration for the month of April, May and June among the beneficiaries.<br />''<br />''Under PMGKAY, 5 kg foodgrains per ration card holder and one kg pulses per household is being provided for next three months.<br />''<br />''This is over and above the monthly quota of subsidised foodgrain of 5 kg per person under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).<br />''<br />''It is worth mentioning that in order to help people during the lockdown period, J&K government through the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) has supplied about 11.50 lakh quintals of ration to more than 1.19 crore beneficiaries in Jammu and Kashmir through its public distribution network in March and April this year.<br />''<br />''Out of 1.19 cr people, 72 lakh beneficiaries have been provided free food grains in these two months".</span><br />''<br />

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