Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (1)

Rs. 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus:

• Insurance cover of Rs 50 Lakh per health worker 

• 80 crore poor people given benefit of 5 kg wheat or rice per person for next 3 months 

strengthen the economy

• 1 kg pulses for each household for free every month for the next 3 months 

• 20 crore women Jan Dhan account holders get Rs 500 per month for next 3 months 

• Gas cylinders, free of cost, provided to 8 crore poor families for the next 3 months 

• Increase in MNREGA wage to Rs 202 a day from Rs 182 to benefit 13.62 crore families 

• Ex-gratia of Rs 1,000 to 3 crore poor senior citizen, poor widows and poor Divyang