“Chhattisgarh: Christian missionaries using government rice to fund conversions, collecting up to Rs 100 crore annually, government takes stern stance”, Opindia, November 17, 2024:
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) with the aim of helping the underprivileged. However, serious allegations have emerged that rice distributed under the scheme and the Chhattisgarh government’s Annapurna Scheme is being misused by Christian missionaries.
According to media reports, missionaries have initiated a scheme called the “one handful of rice plan”, under which they collect rice from poor families. Each family member donates one handful of rice daily to the missionaries, which is then gathered in large quantities and sold in the open market at Rs 25-30 per kg. This practice is estimated to generate an annual income of over Rs 100 crore for the missionaries.
Notably, the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) 2019 imposed strict restrictions on foreign funding for missionaries, making it difficult for them to engage in conversion activities in India. To fund their illicit plans to convert innocent and naïve Hindus, the missionaries have reportedly adopted this unique model of rice collection. It enables them to pay religious propagators and fund other facilities in villages……..”
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