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New Delhi : Under ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ package, Government of India has decided that food grains will be provided free of cost at the rate of 5 Kg per month for two months i.e. May and June 2020, to about 8 crore migrant labour who are not covered under NFSA or State scheme PDS cards.
The total estimated cost of about Rs 3,500 crore for implementation of this scheme will be fully borne by Government of India. All India allocation of foodgrains under this scheme is 8 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT), according to a PIB release.
Delivery of foodgrains under this scheme has already started by Food Corporation of India (FCI). on May 16, 2020, 1,109 MT rice was issued from Tamil Nadu and 151 MT from Kerala to the respective State Governments for further distribution to the eligible migrant labour. Every arrangement has already been made to deliver foodgrains under this scheme across the country and sufficient stocks have been positioned in every State and Union Territory (UT) of India.
For meeting the requirements in any part of the country, stocks have been positioned at 2,122 warehouses spread across the country including islands of Andaman and Lakshadweep. Foodgrains stocks in consuming states/UTs are being regularly replenished through movement of stocks from producing areas by rail, road and sea routes.