PRIME MINISTER GARIB KALYAN PACKAGE-PROGRESS SO FAR

Around 42 crore poor people received financial assistance of ₹ 53,248 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package

As part of the ₹ 1.70 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, the Government announced free food grains and cash payment to women and poor senior citizens and farmers. The swift implementation of the package is being continuously monitored by central and state governments. Around 42crore poor people received financial assistance of ₹ 53,248 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package(PMGKP). The progress achieved so far, under various components of PMGKP is as follows:

• ₹ 16394 crore front loaded towards payment of the first instalment of PM-KISAN to 8.19 crore beneficiaries.
• ₹ 10029 crore credited to 20.05crore(98.33%) women Jan Dhan account holders as first installment.The number  of women PMJDY accounts holders whose accounts have been debited by customer induced transaction under 1^st instalment is 8.72crore(44%). ₹ 10,315 crore credited to20.62crore (100%) women Jan Dhan account holders with second installment.The number of women PMJDY accounts holders whose accounts have been debited by customer induced transaction under 2^nd instalment is 9.7crore(47%).
• Total ₹ 2814.5 crore disbursed to about 2.81 crore old age persons, widows and disabled persons in two installments.Benefits transferred to all 2.81 crore beneficiaries in two installments.
• 2.3 crore Building & construction workers received financial support amounting to ₹ 4312.82crore.
• So far 101Lakh MT of food grains have been lifted by 36 States/UTs for April.36.93 LMT of foodgrains have been distributed,covering 73.86crorebeneficiaries by 36States/UTs for April 2020. 32.92 LMT of food grains have been distributed, covering 65.85 crore beneficiaries by 35 States/UTs for May 2020. 3.58 LMT of foodgrains have been distributed, covering 7.16 crore beneficiaries by 17 States/UTs for June 2020. 5.06LMT of Pulses have also been dispatched to various states/UTs.Total 1.91LMT Pulses have been distributed so far to 17.9 crore household beneficiaries out of 19.4 crore such beneficiaries.
• Total 9.25crore PMUY cylinders have been booked under this scheme so far and 8.58 crore PMUY free cylinders already delivered to beneficiaries.
• 16.1 Lakh members of EPFO has taken benefit of online withdrawal of non-refundable advance from EPFO account amounting to 4725 crore.
• Increased rate has been notified w.e.f 01-04-2020.In the current financial year, 48.13 crore person’s man-days of work generated. Further, ₹ 28,729 crore released to states to liquidate pending dues of both wage and material.
• 24% EPF contribution transferred to 59.23 Lakh employees account amounting to 895.09crore

 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package

Total Direct Benefit Transfer till 2/06/2020 

Scheme	Number of Beneficiaries	Amount
Support to PMJDY women account holders	1st Ins - 20.05 Cr(98.3%) 2nd Ins –20.63 Cr	1st Ins - 10029 Cr 2nd Ins – 10315 Cr
Support to NSAP (Aged widows, Divyang, Senior citizen)	2.81 Cr (100%)	1st Ins -  1407 Cr 2nd Ins – 1407 Cr
Front-loaded payments to farmers under PM-KISAN	8.19 Cr	16394 Cr
Support to Building & Other Construction workers	2.3 Cr	4313 Cr
24% contribution to EPFO	.59 Cr	895 Cr
Ujjwala	1st Ins – 7.48 2nd Ins – 4.48	8488 Cr
TOTAL	42Cr	53248 Cr

 

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package expands social assistance via cash transfers, foodgrain distribution and scheme-specific relief to vulnerable households. The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package uses direct benefit transfers, foodgrain and pulse distributions, Ujjwala LPG refills, PM KISAN front loaded payments, social pension instalments, support to construction workers, EPFO online advance withdrawals and a temporary EPF contribution measure to deliver expedited relief to vulnerable households, with central and state monitoring to ensure rapid disbursal and clearance of wage and material dues.