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Nirmala Sitharaman in the economic package Latest updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will give details on the second set of announcements of the 20-lakh rupee rupee package that the prime minister announced on Tuesday. You will be heading to a bilingual press conference with MoS Finance Anurag Thakur at 4pm today.
India’s national airline Air India will resume reservations for selected international destinations, including Frankfurt, Paris and Singapore, starting at 5 p.m. from today. Travelers will be able to call the AI helpline or book tickets through the airline’s website and the chat bot.
The West Bengal government has organized an additional 105 special trains to help facilitate the return of migrants to the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Thursday.
“Regarding our commitment to help all of our people trapped in different parts of the country and wishing to return to Bengal, I am pleased to announce that we have organized an additional 105 special trains,” Mamata tweeted.
With 472 more people testing positive for the new coronavirus in Delhi in the past 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases in the National Capital increased to 8,470.
So far, 115 patients with COVID-19 have succumbed to the infection, while 187 people have recovered. There are 5,310 active cases in Delhi today, according to the health bulletin released by the Delhi government on Thursday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will hold a meeting with few key ministers on Thursday to review the state’s current economic situation in the context of the COVID-19 blockade.
The ministers will also reflect on the measures that will be taken to revive the state economy. CM and colleagues are likely to discuss the post-state shutdown economic revival plan.
Some people in Delhi asked if we can start public buses. They said many offices have permission to work now, but not all have a vehicle and need public transportation, Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Thursday.
With 22 more people testing positive for the new coronavirus in Karnataka from 5 p.m. Wednesday to 12 p.m. Thursday, the total number of positive cases in the state rose to 981.
So far, the state has recorded 35 deaths, the health department said.
BSP chief Mayawati said that the one billion rupees allocated to PM-CARES migrant workers should be transferred directly to states like Uttar Pradesh, where workers have been hit hardest.
“Rapid direct cash transfers to migrant workers in ‘hardest hit’ states like UP can help them become self-sufficient,” Mayawati said.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a press conference on Thursday at 4 pm. This will be the second in a series of press conferences planned to announce details of the COVID-19 economic stimulus package.
Indian Railways canceled all tickets reserved for travel on or before June 30, 2020, AND ME reported. All tickets reserved until June 30 will be refunded. However, all special trains and the Shramik special train will fold as usual.
Congress leader P Chidambaram took to Twitter to criticize the decision of the BJP-led Center to allocate funds to migrant workers, saying that ‘PM-CARES has allocated Rs 1 crore to Rs.1,000 for migrant workers. Please don’t make the common mistake. But nothing will go into the hands of migrant workers, ” he said.
Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Thursday an ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 each to family members of those killed in the Muzaffarnagar bus accident that left at least six migrant workers dead.
“Officers have been ordered to send the bodies of the workers to Bihar. The Saharanpur Division Commissioner has been asked to submit a report after the investigation,” the Uttar Pradesh CMO said.
Up to 134 new deaths from COVID-19 and 3,722 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours across the country. This brings the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country to 78,003 with a toll of 2,549 on Thursday.
According to the health ministry, there are 49,219 active cases so far.
Eight workers died and about 50 were injured after the truck they were traveling in collided with a bus in Guna of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night, AND ME reported.
The injured workers were transferred to a district hospital. They were going to their home cities in Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra.
Six migrant workers died and two were injured after being hit by a state transport bus as they walked to Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday night.
The workers, on their way to their home on foot in Bihar, were killed on the Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur highway after they were hit by a speeding bus last night near the Ghalauli checkpoint.
A negligence case will be brought against the driver, Indian Express said, citing Anil Kaparvan, according to SHO Kotwali police station.
The national count of confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased to 75,000 on Wednesday with several large urban groups reporting a further spread of the new coronavirus, while the government revealed measures for about Rs 6 lakh crore on easy loans, additional liquidity and other incentives. to help companies fight the crisis.
The first delivery of the Rs 20-lakh-crore economic package, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, arrived on the 50th day of the coronavirus blockade and just four days before the end of its third phase on May 17.
Representative image. AP
A decision on the future course of action on the blockade is expected in the coming days, although Modi has said that the ‘fourth’ phase will be an ‘improved’ version of the third phase, in which some relaxation has already occurred.
On Wednesday night, the Center also said that the PM-CARES Trust Fund has decided to allocate Rs 3.1 billion rupees for the fight against COVID-19, of which about Rs 2 billion will go towards the purchase of fans and Rs 1 billion rupees for migrant workers.
Another Rs 100 crore will be given to support the development of the coronavirus vaccine, according to the PMO statement.
The trust formed on March 27 is headed by the prime minister. The other ex-officio members of the trust are the Minister of Defense, the Minister of the Interior, and the Minister of Finance.
Center presents the first dose of the Rs 20-lakh-crore economic package
On Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the first part of the economic package, which aims to make India “self-sufficient” and also promote “local” businesses.
Sitharaman said that no global tenders will be issued for government contracts worth up to Rs 200 million to promote Indian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Carrying on the new ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan‘(Autonomous Mission of India), the Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, separately announced that all the canteens of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) such as the CRPF and the BSF will sell only indigenous products from June 1 .
These canteens cater to nearly 50 members of the Lakh family of approximately 10 lakh personnel. In a series of Hindi tweets, Shah said the decision was made after Modi’s appeal for being self-sufficient and opting for local products.
There are expectations that many more steps to promote indigenous products will be announced soon, although Sitharaman said that being self-sufficient does not mean that India would look only inward and become an “isolationist” country.
Modi said the measures announced by the finance minister will improve liquidity, empower entrepreneurs and strengthen their competitive spirit, while addressing various problems facing companies, especially MSMEs.
The measures included automatic unsecured loans of Rs 3 lakh crore for companies, including MSMEs, which Sitharaman said would benefit 45 lakh small businesses.
KPMG India President and CEO Chief Consultant Arun Kumar said MSMEs are critical to job preservation and growth, and helping them is the surest way to accelerate job creation. It also welcomed measures to improve liquidity for lenders and companies, including by helping non-bank financial companies.
However, congressional leader P Chidambaram said the Center’s COVID-19 economic stimulus package had nothing for thousands of poor and hungry migrant workers who have been walking home.
India’s MSMEs sector employs almost 11 million crore and accounts for about 45 percent of the country’s total manufacturing output, 40 percent of exports and almost 30 percent of GDP. However, the sector has been hit hard by the blockade, with millions of units looking at the possibility of closure and the threat of job loss.
Lakhs of migrant workers were also jobless and homeless due to the pandemic, especially after the blockade took effect on March 25.
While special trains and buses have been organized for them in the past few weeks and continue to operate to help them get to their places of origin, thousands of them had to walk or even hide in trucks and containers to reach their destinations.
In the past few days, the large-scale migratory movement has raised another concern that the virus will spread further. In addition, some cases have come to light, including in Kerala, of people who tested positive after being airlifted from abroad under a massive evacuation scheme from the Center that is currently underway to bring back Indians and expatriates. stranded in different countries.
COVID-19 cases in India cross 75,000 marks, toll rises to 2,415
In its morning update, the Ministry of Health said the number due to COVID-19 increased to 2,415 and the number of cases increased to 74,281, registering an increase of 122 deaths and 3,525 cases since Tuesday morning. This included more than 47,000 active cases and more than 24,000 people who have recovered from the infection.
However, a PTI The count of the numbers released by the states and the UT, as of 6:45 pm, showed at least 75,144 total cases across the country. It also showed that almost 25,000 have been recovered so far.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said nine states and UTs, including Chhattisgarh, Ladakh, Manipur and Meghalaya, have not reported any new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, while Daman and Diu, Sikkim , Nagaland and Lakshadweep have not reported either. cases so far.
Vardhan also said that the doubling time of cases has improved to 12.6 in the last three days, from 11 in the last 14 days. In addition, it noted that the death rate is 3.2 percent and the recovery rate is linked to 32.8 percent.
Kerala, where new cases had stopped appearing until a few days ago, saw 10 more people testing positive, including four who had come from abroad.
At the same time, a large number of new cases continued to appear in Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, among other states and UT.
Maharashtra saw the highest jump in a single day in cases on Wednesday, with 1,495 new patients testing positive in the past 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state, which is one of the most affected, crossed 25,000 and the number reached 975.
Mumbai represents more than 60 percent of all cases in Maharashtra, with around 1,500 cases.
Running of the bulls eased in England, Saudi Arabia announces Eid curfew
The sound of a hard-hitting golf ball was heard in England for the first time in nearly two months when golf courses reopened on Wednesday as part of a moderate reduction in coronavirus blocking restrictions that has led to confusion and an increase in the use of public transport. , AP reported.
People in England are allowed to exercise more than once a day and with one person outside their home, as long as they stay two meters away. Other sports activities such as tennis and swimming in lakes and fishing are also allowed.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia announced a new 24-hour national curfew starting May 23 and during the Eid holidays to curb the spread of COVID-19, CNN reported.
In Italy, the number of calls to a government-administered violence helpline increased by 73 percent during the coronavirus blockade, the report added.
Update date: 14 May 2020 15:49:22 IST
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