Rs. 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus:

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Rs. 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus:

•Insurance cover of Rs 50 Lakh per health worker 

•80 crore poor people  given benefit of  5 kg wheat or rice per person  for next 3 months

•1 kg pulses for each household for free every month for the next 3 months

•20 crore women Jan Dhanaccount holders get Rs 500 per month for next 3 months

•Gas cylinders, free of cost,  provided to 8 crore poor families for the next 3 months

•Increase in MNREGA wage to Rs 202 a day from Rs 182 to benefit 13.62 crore families

•Ex-gratia of Rs 1,000 to 3 crore poor senior citizen, poor widows and poor Divyang