Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat package, Government of India has decided that food grains will be provided free of cost at the rate of 5 Kg per month for two months i.e. May and June 2020, to about 8 Crore migrant labour who are not covered under NFSA or State scheme PDS cards.
The total estimated cost of about Rs 3,500 Crore for implementation of this scheme will be fully borne by Government of India.
All India Allocation of food grains under this scheme is 8 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT).
Delivery of food grains under this scheme has already started by Food Corporation of India (FCI).