https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=22688 The package creates a special insurance scheme covering government health workers treating COVID 19 with lump sum accidental compensation and expands food security by supplying additional free foodgrains and one kilogram of pulses per family for the coming months; it also front loads an existing farmer support instalment, provides monthly cash transfers to women account holders, offers free cooking gas to poor households, grants one time ex gratia payments to vulnerable elderly, widows and disabled persons, increases MNREGA wages, permits provident fund advances to protect low wage organised workers, raises collateral free lending limits for self help groups, and directs states to use construction and district mineral welfare funds for relief and health measures. en-us Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:41:20 +0530 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:41:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=22688 The package creates a special insurance scheme covering government health workers treating COVID 19 with lump sum accidental compensation and expands food security by supplying additional free foodgrains and one kilogram of pulses per family for the coming months; it also front loads an existing farmer support instalment, provides monthly cash transfers to women account holders, offers free cooking gas to poor households, grants one time ex gratia payments to vulnerable elderly, widows and disabled persons, increases MNREGA wages, permits provident fund advances to protect low wage organised workers, raises collateral free lending limits for self help groups, and directs states to use construction and district mineral welfare funds for relief and health measures. News - Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:41:20 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=22688