As announced by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 12th May 2020,
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has released second tranche of the ₹20 lakh crore economic package to revive the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic. This package has aimed at migrant labourers, farmers and urban poor.
Following are the relief measures:
- Everyday 300 Shramik special trains can run.
- Fishermen and Animal Husbandry farmers shall be included in Kisan credit
card scheme. - Kisan credit cards: ₹2 lakh crore of concessional credit boost to 2.5 crore
farmers. - ₹30,000 crore additional emergency fund through NABARD for farmers.
- ₹6000 crore employment push using CAMPA funds for tribal.
- For the lower strung of the middle class earning ₹6-18 lakh annual income,
whereas the govt will extend the CLSS scheme for affordable housing till
March 2021. - Special credit facility of about ₹500 crore for street vendors. The scheme will
be launched within a month. There are 50 lakh street vendors. - ₹1500 crore interest subvention for MUDRA-SISHU LOAN.
- Government to launch a scheme for affordable rental housing for migrant
workers/urban poor to provide ease of living by converting Government
funded housing in cities into Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC)
under PPP (Public-Private Partnership) mode through concessionaire. - Concessional rental housing complexes for migrant workers.
- 8 crore non-PDS card holders will get 5 kg of grains per person: FM.
- All occupations should be open for women, with provision for night working
rights and adequate safeguards. - Ration cards portability to be introduced. ‘One nation, one ration card’ will
be implemented within August. Ration cards would be used anywhere in India. - Without cards also the workers can get the grains.
- 8 crore migrant workers shall benefit.
- Free food grain supply to all migrant workers.
- Social security measures to be extended to gig workers.
- Regional disparity in minimum wages to be removed.
- Minimum wages to be made universally to all workers.
- States have been advised to give work to labourers under MNREGA
- Government has generated 14.6 crore man-days until now. The figure is 40-
50% more persons enrolled. - Interest subvention and prompt repayment incentive on crop loans due from
1st March has been extended to 31st May 2020. - ₹29,500 crore loans refinanced by NABARD.
- 3 lakh loans have been approved between March and April.
Team MNA.
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