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Govt’s move to extend free ration scheme indicates economic distress: Congress | India News
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday stated the federal government’s choice to increase the free ration scheme for an additional 5 years is a sign of the persevering with excessive stage of financial misery and rising inequalities within the nation.
Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh additionally accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shifting his place on the problem.
“His newest announcement is a sign of the persevering with excessive stage of financial misery and rising inequalities.For the overwhelming majority of Indians incomes haven’t grown consistent with the sky-high costs of important commodities,” Ramesh stated in a put up on X.
He stated the prime minister has introduced that the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) can be prolonged by one other 5 years.
As chief minister of Gujarat he had persistently opposed the Nationwide Meals Safety Act (NFSA) handed by Parliament in Sept 2013, the Congress chief claimed.
Ramesh stated the PMGKY is nothing however the NFSA that already lined 80 crore Indians.
“This after all isn’t the one instance of a U-turn completed by him. On MGNREGA too, which proved to be a life-saver in the course of the pandemic, he was compelled to shift his place,” he alleged.
At a rally in Durg on Saturday, Modi had stated the federal government will prolong for 5 years the free ration scheme overlaying 80 crore poor individuals.
Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh additionally accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shifting his place on the problem.
“His newest announcement is a sign of the persevering with excessive stage of financial misery and rising inequalities.For the overwhelming majority of Indians incomes haven’t grown consistent with the sky-high costs of important commodities,” Ramesh stated in a put up on X.
He stated the prime minister has introduced that the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) can be prolonged by one other 5 years.
As chief minister of Gujarat he had persistently opposed the Nationwide Meals Safety Act (NFSA) handed by Parliament in Sept 2013, the Congress chief claimed.
Ramesh stated the PMGKY is nothing however the NFSA that already lined 80 crore Indians.
“This after all isn’t the one instance of a U-turn completed by him. On MGNREGA too, which proved to be a life-saver in the course of the pandemic, he was compelled to shift his place,” he alleged.
At a rally in Durg on Saturday, Modi had stated the federal government will prolong for 5 years the free ration scheme overlaying 80 crore poor individuals.
