‘One Nation… One Ration’ for August

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said details of a massive Rs 20 lakh crore package for the country’s economy, which has been hit by the corona epidemic, are on the second day. She explained to the media the nine categories of allocations today as part of the Atmanibhar Bharat Abhiyan package. Migrant workers, street vendors, self-employed, small and marginal farmers, Mudra Yojana, Housing, Employment and Job creation, etc. Speaking on the occasion, she said, “We are extending interest concessions to farmers who pay their loans on time. The low-interest-rate loans for thin car farmers are a special focus on employment opportunities for tribals. Rs.25,000 crore loans to Kisan cardholders. We have already sanctioned loans of Rs 4.22 lakh crore to 3 crore farmers in the country. We are offering a three-month marathoner on these loans. 25 lakh Kisan credit cards have been issued to farmers. Rural banks and co-operative banks will get Rs. The government has refinanced Rs 29,500 crore. This is not the end of agriculture. ”

We will ensure the same minimum wage throughout the country.
”Migrant workers can register and get employment wherever they are. Only 30 percent of the country currently receives a minimum wage. It is decided to make it universal. There are differences in minimum wage between states. We will ensure minimum wage throughout the country. It is decided to do health checks for all workers. We will facilitate taking all migrant workers directly through agencies. Organizations and companies are directly hiring workers. We provide ESI facilities to all 10 employers. We will create special programs to increase the skill of the workers who are going to employment in remote areas. We have already allocated Rs 11,002 crore under the SDRF, ”he said.

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One Nation, One Ration Card by August
“The ‘One Country – One Ration Card’ policy will revolutionize public distribution. Those who have a ration card can take a ration anywhere. We distribute food grains free of charge to all ration cardholders. We distribute rice and wheat at the rate of 5 kg per person. Rice, wheat, and lentils can also be obtained by those who do not have a ration card per kilo of grains and ration card on each card. Migrant workers can get food grains free of charge without a card. We distribute food grains to ration cardholders free of charge for 2 months. State governments are responsible for the distribution of free foodgrains. We are trying to bring ration card portability. By August we will implement the same country – a single card system. One hundred percent ration card portability will be completed by March 31, 2021. This card is currently available to 63 crore people, ”he said.

A three-course meal for migrant workers!
“We are working for the urban poor and migrant workers for three times a day. Rs 11,000 crore has been earmarked for aid camps and meals. We have distributed cash to migrant workers. There is a continuous effort to supply rice. We have provided 13 crore working days as of May 13 for employment for migrant workers. We have already provided Rs 12,000 crore to urban self-help groups. We have provided Revolving Fund to Self Help Groups through the Paisa portal. 7,200 new self-help groups were formed during Kovid. ”