Nirmala Sitharaman hails free foodgrain scheme after IMF paper says it kept a lid on extreme poverty... - Moneycontrol

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper has said extreme poverty in India edged up by only a marginal 10 basis points in 2020 to 0.86% due to the government's free foodgrain programme

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has praised the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) after an International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper credited the free foodgrain programme for… [+2153 chars]

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