Bharatiya Janata Party · Delhi Legislative Assembly Election 2025
Last updated 6 Jun 2026
“We will continue providing free ration to 75 lakh beneficiaries for 5 years under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.”
Being delivered. PMGKAY is a fully central-funded scheme providing free foodgrains, which the Union Cabinet extended for five years (1 January 2024 to December 2028). Delhi distributes it through roughly 2,000 fair-price shops to its NFSA beneficiary base of about 72–75 lakh people, so the "continue free ration to 75 lakh for 5 years" commitment is operational as a continuation of the central scheme. Marked fulfilled (continuation).
Union Cabinet approves free foodgrains under PMGKAY for five years (Jan 2024 – Dec 2028).
View sourceWe will set up on-spot registration camps in all Delhi JJ clusters within three months, in collaboration with the central government, to ensure enrolment in welfare schemes like Ayushman Bharat, PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and PM Suraksha Bima Yojana.
We will increase the number of beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS) by setting up camps for new ration cards to include the citizens who were left out of this scheme.
We will establish Welfare Boards for all auto, taxi drivers and domestic workers, under which we will provide life insurance up to ₹10 lakh, accident insurance up to ₹5 lakh, and scholarships for their children for higher education. We will provide a subsidy on vehicle insurance to auto and taxi drivers, and paid maternity leave up to 6 months to all domestic workers.
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