81.35 crore people will get free ration for one more year

The Union Cabinet took important decisions on Friday. The scheme of giving free rations to the poor has been further extended till December 2023. About 2 lakh crore rupees will be spent on this. Right now 81.35 crore people are being given rations under the National Food Security Act.
Along with this, the cabinet also approved the amendment to One Rank One Pension for the Armed Forces. However, that defence personnel who have taken voluntary retirement after July 1, 2014, will not get this benefit.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal told after the meeting that the food grains given to the poor under the National Food Security Act will be given free of cost till December 2023 for the next year. This will put an additional burden of Rs 2 lakh crore on the central government. The scheme implemented in March 2020 has been extended into 7 phases. Earlier in September, it was extended by three months.
OROP stands for Same Pension for the Same Rank and Same Length of Service. The date of retirement does not matter in this. That is if an officer served in the armed forces for 15 years from 1985 to 2000 and another officer served from 1995 to 2010, both would get the same pension. This will benefit 25 lakh ex-servicemen.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that the number of beneficiaries, including those who retired after July 1, 2014, has crossed 25 lacks. 8,450 crore on the government due to this. There will be an additional burden of Rs.
According to Union Minister Anurag Thakur, after the amendment, the arrears or arrears from July 2019 to June 2022 will also be given to the pension scheme. That is, a total of Rs 23,638.07 crore will be given. The arrears will be paid in four half-yearly instalments. The benefit of this will be given to retirees and family pensioners from all the defence forces.