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Migrant Workers Including Non-Card Holders To Get Free Food Grains For Next 2 Months, 8 Crore To Benefit
Swarajya Staff
May 14, 2020, 04:48 PM | Updated 04:48 PM IST
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (14 May) began her second tranche of announcements pertaining to the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package under Atmanirbhar Bharat vision.
Today’s nine step announcement would focus on migrant workers, street vendors, small farmers, housing and employment generation for tribals.
Coming to the announcement for migrant workers, Sitharaman said that free food grains will be provided for all migrants for the next two months, even if they do not hold ration cards. The grain will include 5 KG of of rice/wheat and 1 KG of pulses.
âªï¸ Free Food grain supply to #Migrants for 2 months
— PIB India #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) May 14, 2020
âªï¸ About 8 crores migrants to benefit from this
âªï¸ Rs. 3500 Crore will be spent on this intervention for 2 months: @nsitharaman
at the #AatmaNirbharBharatPackage media briefing pic.twitter.com/2Kn8I7DXbS
Around 8 crore migrants are expected to benefit from this announcement. The states have been asked to ensure implementation of this Rs 3,500 crore scheme. The total cost of the scheme will be borne by the Central government.
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