New Delhi, June 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till November-end.
In his address to the nation on Tuesday, the Prime Minister said that with the commencement of the rainy season, most of the work takes place in the agriculture sector. Also, several festivals take place one after the other, including Guru Purnima, Rakshabandhan, Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam, Dussehra, Deepawali, Chhath Puja, among others.
Keeping in mind that requirements as well as expenditure will increase during this time, the government has decided to extend PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Deepawali and Chhath Puja, i.e the scheme will continue to remain applicable from July till the end of Nov...