Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 8 Jul 2026
“Continue to provide free rations for the next five years under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana and protect the Garib ki thali.”
The Union Cabinet approved a five-year extension of PMGKAY on 28 November 2023, effective 1 January 2024 and running through December 2028, providing 5 kg of free foodgrains per beneficiary per month to roughly 81 crore people at an estimated outlay of about Rs 11.8 lakh crore. The free-ration entitlement is subsumed within the National Food Security Act framework. The pledge is being delivered; note the extension was legislated before the April 2024 manifesto, which reaffirmed it.
BJP Sankalp Patra reaffirms continuation of free rations for five years under PMGKAY.
View sourceUnion Cabinet approves five-year extension of PMGKAY (free foodgrains) effective 1 January 2024 through December 2028 for ~81 crore beneficiaries.
View sourceWe will work with state governments to ensure convenient facilities for senior citizens to undertake sacred pilgrimages across the country.
We will provide senior citizens with comprehensive training in using UPI and other online payment methods, while also educating them on how to recognize and avoid digital scams.
We will reach out to migrant workers and empower them to avail benefits of various programmes that they are eligible for.
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