foodgrain
Noun
Meaning
foodgrain (plural foodgrains)
cereal (grain grown as human food)
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The government has in its economic stimulus package provided for 5 kg of foodgrain and Rs500 per month for three months to poor women having Jan Dhan accounts.
India has now reached a stage in which surplus foodgrain management has become a major challenge, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its annual report on Tuesday.
The government, as part of the Covid-19 relief package, has announced an additional quantity of 5 kg foodgrain free of cost, per person per month under PMGKAY.
While an AAY household is entitled to buy 35 kg subsidised grain per month, an individual beneficiary under the “priority” category can purchase 5 kg foodgrain from a designated fair price shop.