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J-K administration to distribute dry ration to poor
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday will distribute free dry ration to the poor in the wake of the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das to address media today
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das will address the media at 10 am on Friday.
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Economic package of Central Govt will help poor people: MoS Home Nityanand
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanad Rai on Thursday welcomed the economic package of Rs 1.70 lakh crore announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that the package will help the poor and backward sections of the country.
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Insurance cover gives security to health workers: Dr Harsha Vardhan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsha Vardhan on Thursday hailed the insurance package for health workers in the country, which was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today.
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Equity indices jump on Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package to tide over COV
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed over 4 per cent higher on Thursday as Finance Minister Nirmala Sithamran announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package to provide various relief measures for the poor amid downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak
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Coronavirus: FM Sitharaman announces Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package for
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a relief package for the poor and migrant workers amid a 21-day countrywide lockdown to mitigate the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Additional 5 kilograms of rice or wheat, 1 kg pulses to be provided to 80
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that 8.69 crore farmers will get immediate help during the lockdown period through direct cash transfers in the first week of April.
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Govt hikes MGNREGA wages to help poor tide over lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a wage increase under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis in the country.
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Coronavirus: FM announces Rs 1.7 lakh cr package for poor affected by lock
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): 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 Pr
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Nirmala Sitharaman to address media shortly
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to address a press conference here at 1 pm today.
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Govt likely to announce economic package this week for tackling COVID-19 d
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The government is likely to unveil an economic stimulus package as the country battles to curb the spread of coronavirus, a source from Finance Ministry told ANI on Wednesday.
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Punjab CM terms Sitharaman's announcements as 'inadequate' to address conc
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, terming them as "inadequate" to address the concerns of the people, businesses and industry in the wake of t
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