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The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue free supply of Fortified Rice from July 2024 to December 2028 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana meeting and other schemes). Accordingly, free rice will continue to be provided to the people as a central sector initiative at 100 percent cost by the central government.
Rice from the Center for the Empowerment of the Poor
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, who briefed reporters on the cabinet’s decisions, said, “Rice donation will continue to be a central initiative in the sector for the empowerment of the poor, which will be 100 per cent provided by the Center as part of PMGKAY (Food Subsidy) with an outlay of Rs 17,082 crore. It will have a unified institutional mechanism,” he said.
Iron deficiency in Indians
According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted between 2019 and 2021, anemia remains a widespread problem in India, affecting children, women and men of different age groups. Apart from iron deficiency in Indians, deficiency of other vitamins and minerals like vitamin B12 and folic acid is also high. This affects the overall health and productivity of the Indian population.
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Rice to solve deficiency anemia
Accordingly, the Prime Minister in his speech on the 75th Independence Day on the need for nutritional security in the country proposed a public food distribution system and other welfare schemes as well as an initiative to supply fortified rice across the Integrated Child Development Service, PM Poshan Yojana in all states and Union Territories to tackle anemia and micronutrient deficiency in the country.
Enriched rice in all government schemes
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had announced an initiative to strengthen paddy production in April 2022. It has decided to implement the application across the country in phases by March 2024. All three phases have now been completed. successfully completed leading to the supply of fortified rice in all of the government’s schemes.
Fortified rice with vitamin B content
With the aim of eliminating malnutrition among the common people and improving health, as per the ministry guidelines given by the central government every month to every person who has a BPL card, the government has guidelines to give 5 kg of rice mixed rich and 5 kg of plain rice out of 10 kg of rice is given to each person. It is said that the Anisara ration distributors will distribute rice to the beneficiaries This rich rice contains iron, folic acid and vitamin B content.
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