NAFED to distribute 6 lakh metric tonnes of pulses under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) is to distribute 6 lakh metric tonnes of pulses to around 20 crore house holds under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. The work is to be undertaken by the scheme for 3 months.

Highlights

• Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, every household is to receive 1 kilogram of pulses. 
• The operation includes obtaining un-milled pulses from godowns, cleaning them and sending them to the states for distribution through the Public Distribution System. 
• The NAFED under the scheme is to distribute more than 5.88 lakh metric tonnes of pulses.

National Food Security Act

• The pulses are distributed under the National food Security Act. The act was introduced by GoI in 2013. 
• The main aim of the act was to provide subsidized food grains to the citizens. 
• The annual allocation of food grains under NFSA is 610 Lakh tonnes. 
• The act is in line with sustainable goal of the United Nations. It is Goal 2 that aims to end hunger by 2030

Current Scenario

• Currently, around 100 Dal mills have been pulled into service. 
• Around 17 state sand union territories have started the distribution of pulses. 
• This includes Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu.