What is NABATI ? A group enterprise sale of various products> another brand assembled? I dontknow sir ; pl explain; and where central govt is here ? kR IRS 171223
On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 at 18:08, Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]> wrote: > Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution > [image: azadi ka amrit mahotsav] > Free Foodgrains for 81.35 crore beneficiaries for five years: Cabinet > Decision > > Historic decision for Food and Nutrition Security : Centre to spend > approx. Rs. 11.80 lakh crore in next 5 years on food subsidy under PMGKAY > > PMGKAY: Amongst World’s largest Food Security Schemes for 81.35 crore > persons at an approx. cost of Rs. 11.80 lakh crore > > Continuation of free foodgrains under PMGKAY for five years to strengthen > accessibility, affordability and availability of foodgrains for the poor > and the vulnerable > Posted On: 29 NOV 2023 2:28PM by PIB Delhi > > The Cabinet led by Prime Minister has decided that the Central government > will provide free food grains to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the > Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for a period of five years > with effect from 1st January, 2024. > > This is a historic decision that places PMGKAY amongst the World’s biggest > social welfare schemes aimed at ensuring food and nutrition security for > 81.35 crore persons, at an estimated cost of Rs. 11.80 lakh crore over a 5 > year period. > > The decision reflects the strong commitment of Hon. PM Shri Narendra Modi > towards efficient and targeted welfare through fulfilment of basic food and > nutrition requirements of the population. Ensuring food security at this > scale during Amrit Kaal would play a pivotal role in dedicating efforts > towards building an aspirational and developed India. > > Free food grains (rice , wheat and coarse grains/millets) under PMGKAY for > 5 years from 1.1.2024 will strengthen food security and mitigate any > financial hardship of the poor and vulnerable sections of the population. > It would provide Nation-wide uniformity in delivery of food grains free of > cost in all States/UTs through a network of over 5 lakh Fair Price Shops > under a common logo. > > It will also enable ease of living, in terms of allowing beneficiaries to > lift free of cost food-grains from any fair price shop in the country under > the ONORC-One Nation One Ration Card- initiative. This initiative is of > enormous benefit for migrants, facilitating both intra and inter State > portability of entitlements as part of technology based reforms under > Digital India. The free food grains will concurrently ensure uniform > implementation of portability under One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) > across the country and will further strengthen this choice-based platform. > > The approximate food subsidy for five years for distribution of food > grains under PMGKAY will be to the tune of Rs. 11.80 lakh crore. Thus, the > Centre will spend approx. Rs. 11.80 lakh crore during the period of next > five years as food subsidy under PMGKAY, to provide free food grains to the > targeted population. > > The provision of free food grains under PMGKAY for five years with effect > from 1st January 2024 reflects the long-term commitment and vision of Hon. > Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for addressing National food and > nutrition security. Provision of free food grains shall mitigate any > financial hardship of the affected strata of society in a sustainable > manner and ensure long term pricing strategy with zero cost to the > beneficiaries which is vital for effective penetration of the Public > Distribution System. > > As an example, the economic cost of 35 kg rice for an Antyodaya family > comes to Rs. 1371, while the cost of 35 kg wheat comes to Rs. 946, which is > being borne by GOI under PMGKAY, and the foodgrains are provided completely > free to the families. Thus, the monthly savings of ration card holders are > significant, on account of the free foodgrains. > > Government of India has a commitment to the people of the nation - a > dignified life by ensuring them access to food and nutritional security > through availability of adequate quantity of quality food grains. The > Scheme will contribute to fulfilling of Government of India commitment to > 81.35 crore persons covered under PMGKAY. > > Keeping in view welfare of the beneficiaries and in order to strengthen > the food security in terms of accessibility, affordability and availability > of food grains for the targeted population, and to maintain uniformity > across the States, the decision has been taken to continue providing food > grains, free of cost, under PMGKAY for five years. > > This is a historic decision that reflects the dedication and commitment of > the Hon. Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, towards strengthening > food and nutrition security in the Country. KR IRS 171223 > > *** > > On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 at 18:02, Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I don't know much about Mr Sekar news after covid; but PMGKY scheme will >> be effective only from 1 1 24 for 81.5 crore people welfare scheme. This is >> to curb state intervening in their as they like phase If wrong I may be >> corrected Thank u KR IRS 171223 >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: 'N Sekar' via iyer123 <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 at 16:27 >> Subject: Re: [iyer123] LOW PRICED ITEMS >> To: <[email protected]>, Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, >> Gopa4411 <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> Thank you. >> >> Just one observation. >> >> After covid, it is the CENTRAL GOVT which gives rice, wheat etc. FREE to >> the lower strata of Society. The scheme has recently been extended for >> another few years. >> >> State Govts falsely claim credit and many are not even aware it is a >> Centrally sponsored scheme. >> >> N Sekar >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_> >> >> On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 7:40 AM, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> LOW PRICED ITEMS >> >> Respected friends, >> >> Today morning after bath and worship in pooja room, I found a lot of >> match boxes half used. I rearranged match boxes to full and put emptied >> ones to waste box. Match box is one of the few items priced low. I thought >> I may write on low priced items. A time passes reading only. >> >> Gopalakrishnan 17-12-2023. >> >> 1. Match boxes. >> >> I recollect even in my boyhood days my father purchased half a dozen >> match boxes together for a month. After keeping two near the holy >> nilavialakku, others were kept in a shelf. Kitchen oven using fire wood >> required more match sticks to ignite fire even after adding small quantity >> of kerosene on fire wood. Most of the months still more were to be >> purchased. On those days, it was a medium priced item. Either in provision >> shops or petty shops match boxes were sold as pieces. Light wood was used >> for sticks. Though wax applied paper sticks match boxes appeared, they >> vanished over the time. Now match boxes are mostly given as a box and >> priced around 20 rupees for a dozen packs. Of all brands, Chaeta fight >> appears best matchbox having match sticks a little more long. About safety >> match boxes and earlier match boxes I studied in middle school and later >> refreshed by reading Wikipedia. >> >> When match boxes were in demand, it was common to give match boxes to >> neighbours. >> >> 2. Salt >> >> During my college days also, only crystal type common salt was available. >> For powder salt, the clay is removed by washing and then boiled in a vessel >> adding salt and water. All dusts appearing on top while boiling and finally >> all water exhausted, we got powder salt. Salt was also medium priced. Salt >> was kept in large gunny bags outside shop and almost all times it was wet >> due to oxidation. It was packed and given. >> >> Now too crystal salt is available in packs, but not having any dirt or >> impurities. Different types of powder salt are available. Mostly for >> cooking also only powder salt is used nowadays. Whether salt is properly >> added in dishes or not, now in most homes table salt pot is kept in dining >> table. Now salt is low priced and available in packs only. Wetting salt >> bag has become a thing of past. >> >> Unlike match boxes, salt is never given as loan or exchanged, especially >> in the night. So all homes had reserve salt in the jar at all times. >> >> 3. Rice >> >> There is a general notion that rice price is high, but comparing to many >> other items, rice price is medium/ low. Rice is stocked in most homes. >> Porridge with rice and little salt added could relieve a person from >> hunger. >> >> Now in Tamilnadu, through ration shops, free rice and wheat is given >> every month. In Kerala it is very low priced in ration shops. >> >> Scarcity of rice is not there, in Tamilnadu and Kerala there are >> exclusive shops selling rice of different varieties priced differently. >> >> At one time there was scarcity around 1966’s, I recollect during my JE >> training at Trivandrum only two handful of rice was served. We used to sit >> near North Indian trainees who least wanted rice so that, we could get >> their quantity also. They preferred only Chapattis. >> >> 4 Vegetables >> >> During producing season many vegetables are available at low price >> comparing to prices of other items today. Similarly fruits. Two items >> priced very low now in Chennai are coconuts and plantains. Most plantains >> are priced the same, available around Rs 60-00 per kg. Medium coconuts are >> priced around Rs 25-00 only. These two items were priced high, plantains >> around Rs 120-00 per kg and medium coconut around Rs 60-00. >> >> 5 Paper and paper products. >> >> Paper, note books, file covers, diaries, ball pen etc. are priced medium >> comparing to olden days. Lesser persons writing diaries, best diaries are >> available around Rs 300-00. I recollect paying Rs 250-00 for a diary during >> 2000’s. >> >> 6. Plastic items ,textiles etc. >> >> Plastic items are priced very low comparing early years. If recycled >> plastic, price is still lesser, but still many products are worth and long >> standing. Similarly cost of metals excluding gold. >> >> Textiles are in abundance and within the reach of common man. For high >> price payers there are plenty of shops for them also. >> >> Biscuits are very very low priced comparing to earlier years. >> >> 7. Abundance >> >> Comparing to earlier period abundance is worth mentioning. 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