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Have given cash support to 42 cr poor people till June 2, says govt

Under the package, the government announced free food grains and cash payments to women and poor senior citizens and farmers

Migrants with their belongings wait outside CSMT to board a special train to reach their native places, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Mumbai

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The government has also released the First installment of PM-KISAN (Rs 16,394 crore) and transferred it to 8.19 crore identified farmers who got Rs 2,000 directly in their account.

BS Web Team Agencies New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 03 2020 | 1:11 PM IST

Around 42 crore beneficiaries have been directly given cash support through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) amounting to Rs 53,248 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) till June 2, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.

The Rs 1.7 trillion PMGKP package was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 26 to protect weaker and most vulnerable sections of the society from the impact of the lockdown due to Covid-19.

Under the package, the government announced free food grains and cash payments to women and poor senior citizens and farmers. Its implementation is being monitored by Central and

Topics : Finance Ministry migrants in India Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana PMUY

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