The government has decided to continue to provide free foodgrains to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries for a period of five years from January 1, 2024. The Public Distribution System (PDS) is implemented under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 in all States/UTs. There is no proposal under consideration to set up Centralised Public Distribution Cards in the country. However, the nationwide portability of ration cards, popularly known as One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) feature, is available. The Priority Households are entitled to receive 5 kg of foodgrain per person per month and the households covered under the AAY receive 35 kg ofFoodgrains per month per household. The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched with the specific purpose of ameliorating the hardships faced by the poor and needy due to economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. The total quantity of approximately 1,118 LMT food grains was allocated under PMGKay for the period of 28 months with a total planned financial outlay was about Rs 3.91 lakh crore.