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8.19 Crore Farmers Got Rs 16,394 Crore As One-Time Transfer; Over Rs 10,000 Crore Given To 20 Crore Women: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (17 May) held her fifth press conference to announce the last tranche of economic stimulus package and reforms under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-reliant India campaign).
While addressing the media persons, FM Sitharaman said as many as 8.19 crore farmers across the country had been given one-time monetary aid of Rs 2,000. Total amount distributed to farmers under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package amid COVID-19 crisis was Rs 16,394 crore, the FM informed.
“#PradhanMantriGaribKalyanPackage used technology to do direct benefit transfer to people, we could do what we did because of the initiatives taken during the last few years,” the FM said.
Sitharaman also said that as many as 20 crore Jan Dhan account holding women got a total sum of Rs 10,025 crore as part of government’s financial assistance, while also mentioning other measures taken up by the government.
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