Kejriwal pronounces two months ‘free ration’, two weeks after Central govt already introduced it

On Tuesday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal introduced at hand out ‘free ration’ to all ration card holders in Delhi for a interval of two months.”We have determined that every one ration card holders in Delhi, round 72 lakhs in quantity, might be given free ration for the following 2 months,” stated Kejriwal.
We have determined that every one ration card holders in Delhi, round 72 lakhs in quantity, might be given free ration for the following 2 months. It doesn’t imply that the lockdown will proceed for two months. It is simply being carried out to assist the poor going via monetary points: Delhi CM pic.twitter.com/HoD69SDUWA— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2021
Interestingly, this announcement comes two weeks after the Central Government had already promised free ration for 2 months until June.
On April 23, the Central Government had introduced that it’ll present free meals grains below the PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for the months of May and June 2021. Under this plan, 5 kilograms of free meals grains can be offered to the beneficiaries which quantity to round 80 crore individuals within the nation.
The Central Government will probably spend greater than Rs 26,000 crores on this initiative which has been put in place conserving in thoughts the prevailing COVID-19 disaster affecting the nation.
We will present 5-kg extra meals grains without spending a dime to PDS beneficiaries below the PMGKAY for 2 months — May and June. This time, we’re not offering pulses below this scheme,” Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey had instructed PTI on the time.
Kejriwal additionally assured Delhiites that the period of the scheme just isn’t associated to the lockdown measures, and that lockdown measures is not going to go on for one more two months.
“It doesn’t mean that the lockdown will continue for 2 months. It is just being done to help the poor going through financial issues,” the Delhi CM stated.
Delhi is now getting into it third consecutive week of lockdown measures, with the Delhi Government extending the lockdown for a second time. The National Capital has been below lockdown since April 19.