Ramaswami

This Blog is about the democratic movements in India. Its only aim and objective is to fight against the anti-people policies of the ruling class.

Sunday, March 29, 2020

In brief, the announcements include: increase of MGNREGA wages from Rs 182 to Rs 202 per day; transfer of Rs 2,000 to all farmers registered in the income support scheme (PM-KISAN); transfer of Rs 500 per month (for three months) to every woman account holder under the Jan Dhan Yojana; ex-gratia grant of Rs 1,000 to poor senior citizens, poor widows and poor disabled; free gas cylinders to all Ujjwala beneficiaries. Besides these, some other measures announced include payment of EPF contributions of both employees and employers (for three months) in units with less than 100 workers and 90% workforce earning less than Rs 15,000 per month; collateral-free loan doubled to ₹20 lakh to 63 lakh for women self-help groups; and non-refundable advance from EPF upto 75% of the amount.

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