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How states are reaching out to the poor amid coronavirus lockdown

On Thursday, the Centre unveiled a Rs 1.7-trillion financial package directed at the segment under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana, but many states had taken the lead in rolling out schemes.

Homeless people and daily wagers eat food at a government shelter during the nationwide lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic
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Homeless people and daily wagers eat food at a government shelter during the nationwide lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic, near Nigam Bodh ghat in New Delhi | Photo: PTI

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India’s 21-day lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has put millions of daily wagers and migrant workers at home.

On Thursday, the Centre unveiled a Rs 1.7-trillion financial package directed at the segment under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana, but many states had taken the lead in rolling out schemes. Here’s what they are offering:



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