New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama on Thursday stated the government is planning to provide a relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore to the underprivileged, poor and migrant workers affected by the lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak. The scheme has been named Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Scheme.
She also said that workers – like nurses, paramedics and sanitation staff – who were in the frontline of the war against the disease, will be provided medical insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh per person.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country effective from midnight to deal with the spread of coronavirus, saying that “social distancing” is the only option to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly.
Finance Minister: 4.8 crores EPFO registered workers can withdraw 3-month wages or 75% of their PF fund, whichever is lower as a non-refundable advance.
FM: Govt of India to pay employer and employee provident fund contribution (12%+12% of salary= 24%) for next three months for all those org with 100+ employees with 90% earning below Rs 15k per month.
Collateral-free loan doubled to Rs 20 lakh to 63 lakh women self-help groups; to impact 7 crore households: Finance minister
Finance minister: Free replacement of gas cylinders for all Ujwala gas subsidy scheme beneficiaries (Over 8.3 crore) for three months.
Finance Minister: 20 crore women Jan Dhan Yojana account holders will get Rs 500 per month for the next three months.
Govt to front-load Rs 2,000 paid to farmers in first week of April under existing PM Kishan Yojana to benefit 8.69 cr farmers: FM
FM announces increase in MNREGA wage to Rs 202 a day from Rs 182 to benefit 5 crore families
Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme: Poor widows poor pensioners and poor disabled will be given ex-gratia an additional amount of Rs 1000 over the next three months: Finance minister
Cash transfer based on DBT: Farmers who get Rs 6,000 annually under PM-Kisan will get first installment of Rs 2,000 in addition which will be given immediately in the first week of April.
80 cr poor people will to get 5 kg wheat or rice and 1 kg of preferred pulses for free every month for the next three months: FM
This will be available to 80 lakh beneficiaries: Anurag Thakur
People can take the extra free grain in two installments: Finance minister
PM Garib Anna Yojna: Each poor will get 5 kg grains per person per month for the next three months for free, one kg of pulses for each household for free. This will be over and above the current 5 kg they get under NFSA.
