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2nd tranche of relief focuses on poor, migrants, farmers

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday focused on the poor and lower middle class as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the second set of measures of the stimulus package, which included affordable rental housing facility for migrant workers, free foodgrains for those without ration cards and loan schemes for …

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Sitharaman announces ‘a nation, a ration card’ for migrants, loans for street vendors and farmers in the second tranche; key conclusions

[ad_1] Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed details of the second tranche of the Center’s special Rs 20-lakh-crore economic package on Thursday, which included nine measures for migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers, among others. At a press conference, Sitharaman announced an increase of Rs 70,000 crore for the …

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