80 Cr People to Benefit from PM Gareeb Kalyan Yojana: Nirmala Sitharaman

GUWAHATI: Under the Prime Minister Gareeb Kalyan Yojana (food scheme), 80 crore people will be benefited, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. 

"Every one under this scheme will get 5 kg of wheat/rice for free in addition to what they are already getting. We will also give one kg of one choice of pulse to each household under this scheme for the next three months. They can take it in two installments also," said Sitharaman.