IANS says the central govt. will provide 1 kg of pulses to 20 crore households for three months in the country, under the PM Garib Anna Yojna. Nafed will execute this massive operation.
The Nafed is supposed to lift un-milled pulses from godowns and warehousing corporations and get them milled for transportation to the states.
The total amount required for distribution is 5.88 lakh MT of milled pulses. Each month, 1.96 lakh MT of pulses will be distributed under the national food security Act to households through rations shops.