According to a survey conducted between May and August 2020, the PMGKY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana) package reached just under 80 percent of households in India. Meanwhile, more than 87 percent of the poorest households reportedly received at least one social protection benefit under this scheme. From May to August 2020, around 40 percent of surveyed Indian households received food aid, whereas only six percent of households received cash transfers.
Share of households receiving benefits under the PMGKY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana) in India from May to August 2020
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World Bank. (June 14, 2021). Share of households receiving benefits under the PMGKY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana) in India from May to August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272388/india-households-receiving-pmgky-package/
World Bank. "Share of households receiving benefits under the PMGKY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana) in India from May to August 2020." Chart. June 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272388/india-households-receiving-pmgky-package/
World Bank. (2021). Share of households receiving benefits under the PMGKY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana) in India from May to August 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272388/india-households-receiving-pmgky-package/
World Bank. "Share of Households Receiving Benefits under The Pmgky (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana) in India from May to August 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272388/india-households-receiving-pmgky-package/
World Bank, Share of households receiving benefits under the PMGKY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana) in India from May to August 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272388/india-households-receiving-pmgky-package/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of households receiving benefits under the PMGKY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana) in India from May to August 2020 [Graph], World Bank, June 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272388/india-households-receiving-pmgky-package/