The Finance Minister
said that about 8 crore migrant laborers will get benefit from this. It will
cost 3500 crore rupees. He told that it will be the responsibility of the state
governments to implement it.
Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said that about 8 crore migrant laborers will get benefits from this. It will cost 3500 crore rupees. He told that it will be the responsibility of the state governments to implement it. Anurag Thakur said that those who do not come under the National Food Security Act or who do not get the ration card of the states, similarly this provision has been made for the workers.
One Nation One Ration
Card
It was told by the Finance Minister that technology will be used in distribution of ration. For this, he announced the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme. Under this, ration card holders will be able to easily ration their share in any part of the country with the ration card made in their state.
By March 2021, 100% PDS
population will be covered. Currently, 83 percent of PDS population is covered
in it. The scheme will be completed by March next year.
Free food for the
homeless
Apart from this, the states were allowed to spend from the State Disaster Management Fund. The central government gave 11 thousand crores rupees to the states to strengthen SDRF. Shelters were made from this, in which three meals were made available.
12 thousand self-help
groups produced 30 million masks and 1.20 lakh liters of sanitizer. Since March
15, 7200 thousand new self-help groups were formed.
Ration, relief and stay
to the workers, know - what is the main thing of the second installment of the
economic relief package?
New Delhi: Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced the second installment of Rs 20
lakh crore economic relief package to support the economy affected by the
corona virus epidemic. In this, relief measures have been taken for small
farmers, migrant laborers, hawkers, lower middle income groups. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi announced an economic package on Tuesday. Now Nirmala Sitharaman
is giving detailed information in turn.
Highlights of Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitaraman-
1- Three crore small
farmers have already taken a loan of four lakh crore rupees at a low interest
rate. Loans worth Rs 25,000 crore have been sanctioned to 25 lakh new Kisan
Credit Card holders.
2. In March and April 2020, loans worth Rs 86,000 crore were sanctioned for 63 lakh people.
3. NABARD released a refinance of Rs 29,500 crore in March alone. 11,000 crore rupees were given to the states to take care of the migrant laborers.
4. Arrangement of food for the homeless at the expense of the central government.
5- 14.62 crore human working days were created under MNREGA till 13 May. Nirmala Sitharaman said that under the MNREGA, wages of Rs 202 will now be given.
6- In favor of the government's equal minimum remuneration rights, the difference in various fields will be removed through a minimum wage at the national level.
7- 12,000 self-help groups (SHGs) made 3 crore masks and 1.2 lakh liter sanitizers during the corona virus crisis, these are being funded through Paisa Portal.
8- In the last two months, 7,200 new self-help groups have been formed for the urban poor.
9- The government will give free food grains to the migrant laborers for the next two months, even eight crore people without ration cards will be given five kilograms of grain per person.
10- Five kg of wheat or rice per person, one kg of gram per family. A provision of Rs 3,500 crore for this.
11- Government will start affordable rent housing scheme for migrant laborers.
12- Rs 5,000 crore will be given to help 50 lakh ferries affected by lockdown.
13- Announcement of interest subsidy scheme of Rs 1,500 crore for two percent interest relief on Mudra-Shishu loans up to fifty thousand rupees.
14- The benefit of
affordable housing scheme was extended to March 2021 for middle income category
families with an annual income of 06 lakh to 18 lakh rupees.
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