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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/Working%20Paper%20wpiea2022069-print-pdf%281%29.pdf&quot;&gt;working paper&lt;/a&gt; titled &amp;#39;Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India&amp;#39; presents estimates of poverty and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 per cent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it remained at that low level in the pandemic year 2020,&amp;quot; it said.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Under PMGKAY, which was launched in March 2020, the central government provides 5 kilograms of foodgrains per month for free. The additional free grain is over and above the normal quota provided under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) at a highly subsidised rate of ₹ 2-3 per kilogram.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Under PMGKAY, which was launched in March 2020, the central government provides 5 kilograms of foodgrains per month for free. The additional free grain is over and above the normal quota provided under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) at a highly subsidised rate of ₹ 2-3 per kilogram.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/Working%20Paper%20wpiea2022069-print-pdf%281%29.pdf&quot;&gt;working paper&lt;/a&gt; titled &amp;#39;Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India&amp;#39; presents estimates of poverty and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 per cent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it remained at that low level in the pandemic year 2020,&amp;quot; it said.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Under PMGKAY, which was launched in March 2020, the central government provides 5 kilograms of foodgrains per month for free. The additional free grain is over and above the normal quota provided under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) at a highly subsidised rate of ₹ 2-3 per kilogram.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The working paper, prepared by Surjit S Bhalla, Karan Bhasin and Arvind Virmani, said that in the pandemic year 2020-21, extreme poverty was at its lowest level ever at 0.8 per cent of the population.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 per cent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it remained at that low level in the pandemic year 2020,&amp;quot; it said.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Under PMGKAY, which was launched in March 2020, the central government provides 5 kilograms of foodgrains per month for free. The additional free grain is over and above the normal quota provided under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) at a highly subsidised rate of ₹ 2-3 per kilogram.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;PMGKAY has been extended till September 2022.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The working paper, prepared by Surjit S Bhalla, Karan Bhasin and Arvind Virmani, said that in the pandemic year 2020-21, extreme poverty was at its lowest level ever at 0.8 per cent of the population.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p style="text-align:justify"><em>The working paper titled &#39;<a href="/upload/files/Working%20Paper%20wpiea2022069-print-pdf.pdf">Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality</a>: Evidence from India&#39; presents estimates of poverty and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21.</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><em>New Delhi: </em>Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The <a href="/upload/files/Working%20Paper%20wpiea2022069-print-pdf%281%29.pdf">working paper</a> titled &#39;Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India&#39; presents estimates of poverty and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">&quot;Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 per cent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it remained at that low level in the pandemic year 2020,&quot; it said.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Under PMGKAY, which was launched in March 2020, the central government provides 5 kilograms of foodgrains per month for free. The additional free grain is over and above the normal quota provided under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) at a highly subsidised rate of ₹ 2-3 per kilogram.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">PMGKAY has been extended till September 2022.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The working paper, prepared by Surjit S Bhalla, Karan Bhasin and Arvind Virmani, said that in the pandemic year 2020-21, extreme poverty was at its lowest level ever at 0.8 per cent of the population.</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><em>The working paper titled &#39;<a href="/upload/files/Working%20Paper%20wpiea2022069-print-pdf.pdf">Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality</a>: Evidence from India&#39; presents estimates of poverty and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21.</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><em>New Delhi: </em>Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The <a href="/upload/files/Working%20Paper%20wpiea2022069-print-pdf%281%29.pdf">working paper</a> titled &#39;Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India&#39; presents estimates of poverty and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">&quot;Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 per cent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it remained at that low level in the pandemic year 2020,&quot; it said.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Under PMGKAY, which was launched in March 2020, the central government provides 5 kilograms of foodgrains per month for free. The additional free grain is over and above the normal quota provided under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) at a highly subsidised rate of ₹ 2-3 per kilogram.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">PMGKAY has been extended till September 2022.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The working paper, prepared by Surjit S Bhalla, Karan Bhasin and Arvind Virmani, said that in the pandemic year 2020-21, extreme poverty was at its lowest level ever at 0.8 per cent of the population.</p>

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PM Free Ration Scheme Kept Extreme Poverty Lowest During Pandemic 2020: IMF

-PTI/ NDTV.com The working paper titled 'Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India' presents estimates of poverty and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21. New Delhi: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The working paper titled 'Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India' presents estimates of poverty and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21. "Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 per cent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it remained at that low level in the pandemic year 2020," it said. Under PMGKAY, which was launched in March 2020, the central government provides 5 kilograms of foodgrains per month for free. The additional free grain is over and above the normal quota provided under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) at a highly subsidised rate of 2-3 per kilogram. PMGKAY has been extended till September 2022. The working paper, prepared by Surjit S Bhalla, Karan Bhasin and Arvind Virmani, said that in the pandemic year 2020-21, extreme poverty was at its lowest level ever at 0.8 per cent of the population. Please click here to read more.