@article {article1488, title = {Free food and election promises}, author = {Ajit Ranade}, journal = {Foundation of The Billion Press}, date = 2023-11-18, year = 2023, url = https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/economy/free-food-and-election-promises-1488, Abstract = {Earlier this month, at an election rally, the Prime Minister made an important announcement. That the free food scheme, known as Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) would be extended by five years. This scheme in its current form would have ended by December 2023 as per the last Cabinet decision. } }