Ludhiana, Feb. 7 -- Despite a month into the ongoing quarterly cycle, the beneficiaries entitled to receive subsidised wheat grains under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) continue to await their supplies, amid the rollout of a unified online portal for wheat allocation and distribution, officials familiar with the matter said.

Under the PMGKAY, each eligible beneficiary is entitled to 15 kg of free wheat per quarter, distributed through government run ration depots, officials said. The distribution follows a fixed cycle. In the first or second week of each month, an allocation order specifying the quantity of wheat is released. Beneficiary details are then updated in biometric machines at depots to enable authenticat...