How much do you know about the new food subsidy scheme announced by the Centre?

• Centre to provide 5 kg of free food grains per month for 81 crore NFSA beneficiaries during 2023
• This replaces the current subsidised rate of ₹3/kg rice, ₹2/kg wheat, and ₹1/kg coarse cereal
• Pre-Covid years saw a food subsidy bill of around ₹2 lakh crore for NFSA
• Covid-19 years (2020-2022) doubled the food subsidy bill for NFSA
• Centre will spend ₹15,000-16,000 crore on free food grains for NFSA for a year
• Centre will save around ₹2 lakh crore by ending PMGKAY scheme
• Annual foodgrain requirement for NFSA is 520 lakh tonnes
• PMGKAY required an additional 480 lakh tonnes
• Poorest families under Antyodaya Anna Yojana category received 35 kg a family every month under NFSA
• Under PMGKAY, they received 5 kg per person

Test your knowledge on the new food subsidy scheme announced by the Centre for the National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries. Learn about the changes in the subsidised rates and the amount of free food grains provided per month. Find out how the Covid-19 pandemic affected the food subsidy bill and how much the Centre will spend on this new scheme. Challenge yourself to remember the annual foodgrain requirement for NFSA and the difference between the Antyodaya Anna Yojana category and the PM