<span style="color: #222222;">Centre has taken a number of initiatives to provide relief to migrants and the needy. To help them recover, a package of 1,01,500 crore has been allocated under MGNREGA.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Daily wages under MGNREGA scheme at national level has been increased from Rs 182 to Rs 202. Any needy person even without ration card has the right to avail food grains for two months. During each month, five kilograms of rice or wheat per person and one kilogram of chickpeas or pulses per family can be availed.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, for the benefit of farmers, a sum of Rs 2 lakh crore has been allocated to provide concessional credit through Kisan Credit Card.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A total of Rs 2,000 per month is also being provided under PM Kisan Yojana. Government will pay an ex gratia of Rs 1000 to senior citizens, widows and disabled who are poor.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A Rs 5000 crore package was announced for the roadside hawkers. Under this, 50 lakh street vendors can avail loan upto Rs 10,000. Street vendors can contact any nationalised bank to avail the benefit.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Labourers get forced to move to villages as they are unable to afford high rent in urban areas. Now, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), a scheme for Affordable Rental Housing complexes has been announced.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Besides, Shramik special trains were started from the 1st of May to move migrants workers among others stranded at different places due to lockdown.&nbsp;</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | June 7, 2020 5:05 PM
Govt. taking several initiatives to provide relief to migrants and needy