The
disaster of COVID-19 has affected the lives globally from personal to
professional, from rich to poor; all are under the black cloud of virus. Every
national government is trying hard to get over this situation. Indian
government is also one of them. Everyday new relief measures are being launched
by our government to tackle this situation effectively and efficiently. On
March 26, 2020, our Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Mrs. Nirmala
Sitharaman has publicized the Rs. 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), during the Press Conference in New Delhi.
The motive behind this is to aid and support the Poverty-stricken people to
fight a battle against Corona Virus.
Highlights
of PMGKY:-
Ø Insurance Cover of Rs 50 Lakh per
healthcare worker workers fighting COVID-19 in Govt Hospitals& health
centres
Ø Scheme ensures non-availability
of foodgrains due to disruption in the next three months and will cover 80
crore poor individuals.Each one of them would be provided double of their
current entitlement over the next three months. This additionality would be
free of cost.
Ø Farmers to get first instalment
of Rs 2000 under PM KISAN in April 2020
Ø Women Jan Dhan account holders to
get Rs 500 per month for next 3 months
Ø Increase in MNREGA wage to Rs 202
a day from Rs 182 to benefit 13.62 crore families
Ø Ex-gratia of Rs 1,000 to 3 crore
poor senior citizen, poor widows and poor disabled
Ø Building and Construction Workers
Welfare Fund used for Construction Workers
Ø Gas cylinders would be provided
free of cost to poor families for the next three months. It will cost Rs 19,200
crore.
Ø Government will pay the24% of EPF
(Employees’ Provident Fund) contribution for both employer and employee for
next three months, in establishments where upto 100 people are employed, and
90% of who earn less than Rs 15,000 a month.
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