India will end its COVID-19 era free food program on December 31 and replace it with a cheaper scheme that will save the government nearly $20 billion over the coming 12 months.
India is ending its free food program now that its COVID-19 cases and restrictions have easedThe pandemic and its impact on the economy, particularly on food prices, have squeezed hundreds of millions of poor people
The pandemic and its impact on the economy — particularly on food prices — have squeezed India's hundreds of millions of poor people. Now the government will make the highly subsidised food grain free for the coming 12 months, Mr Goyal said.Millions of poor households will benefit, while some priority groups will get 5kg food grains per person for the same price.
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