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Coronavirus: FM Sitharaman announces Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package for
Updated : 6 years 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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COVID-19: Bihar announces Rs 100 cr relief package; to convert schools int
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar)[India], Mar 26 (ANI): In a bid to help the poor and daily wage labourers who are facing the brunt of the lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Bihar government on Thursday announced a relief package of Rs 100 crore and has decided to convert schools into shelter hom
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Govt hikes MGNREGA wages to help poor tide over lockdown
Updated : 6 years 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 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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COVID-19 lockdown: Mayawati demands 'relief package' for poor
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday appealed to the Centre and state governments to arrange a systematic "relief package" to facilitate meal requirements of 130 crore poor of the country during the 21-day lockdown to prevent c
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BJP to feed over 5 crore people during 21-day nationwide lockdown
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have decided that the party workers will feed over 5 crore poor people across the country during the 21-day nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, sources said on Wednesday.
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PM Modi says effort is to win battle against coronavirus in 21 days, urges
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): A day after he announced countrywide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the effort was to win the battle against coronavirus in 21 days and emphasised that social distancing is the only way to prevent the spread of disease at pre
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Punjab Police distributes free food to needy during lockdown in Amritsar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Amid the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, Punjab Police on Wednesday distributed free food packets and other essential commodities to the needy here.
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COVID-19: Free meals, increased rations in various states for poor, homele
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): To mitigate the hardships faced by people, especially the homeless and poor, various state governments have announced increased rations and free meals.
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Chidambaram suggests 10-point plan for augmenting income of vulnerable cla
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Former union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday suggested a 10-point plan to augment the income of farmers, poor and vulnerable classes of the society whose earnings have taken a hit due to the lockdown imposed in the country in the wake of the coronavirus o
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COVID-19 lockdown: Mayawati urges state govts to provide daily needs to po
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday appealed to all state governments to provide daily necessities at low prices to the poor, amid the countrywide lockdown imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of COVID-19 outbrea
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Shaky preparedness to deal with COVID-19 crisis, too little to safeguard p
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday called the 21-day lockdown imposed in the country in wake of the coronavirus outbreak a "bit too long" claiming that there will some difficult days ahead with "shaky preparedness" to deal with the ongoing crisis an
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