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She also announced ree food grains to migrant ers, Sitharaman said the 6,000 crore employment push, Fworkers, working capital 6 Central Government will using Compensatory loan to street vendors, and $ 9$ bear 3,500 crore cost of giv- Afforestation Management and " # 2+3+ , concessional credit to farmers %:.::: ing free food grain and puls- Planning Authority (CAMPA) are parts of the Government es while the State funds. etail prices of several gro- mega plan to mitigate the prob- & 4 $ Governments will be respon- Modi had on Tuesday Rcery items, including puls- lems of the people worst hit by sible for implementation, announced a cumulative pack- es, flour (aata), edible oils, % 0 the countrywide lockdown identification of migrants and age of 20 lakh crore (nearly 10 mutton and dairy products, triggered by the coronavirus full distribution. per cent of GDP) to provide have increased across India crisis. , For small businesses, the relief to various segments of the during the lockdown period Also to benefit of migrant 9; Minister announced a 2 per economy. due to disruption of the supply workers, the Government plans cent interest subvention under This included 1.7 lakh chain. to allow inter-State portability " $ MUDRA-Shishu loans of up to crore package comprising of Pulses price have increased of ration cards under public <%::; 50,000. This would cost the free food grains and cash to up to 50 per kg while prices distribution system (PDS). L8 2 8 ) M Government 1,500 crore. For poor for three months of edible oils has witnessed 10- Addressing a news confer- ?%.9:9% street vendors, the working announced in March. 15 per cent increase in the past ence — her second in two days ?:.::: two months. Even flour (aata) — Finance Minister Nirmala $ prices have seen an increase of Sitharaman said 8 crore $ 2!'!) nearly 20 per cent. gram as on May 14. migrant workers will get 5 Besides, there is a spike of Similarly, the prices of gam kilograms of grains and 1 kilo- ! ) 10-15 per cent in retail prices dal rose from 72 per kilogram gram of pulses free for two $ @!) A $ of dairy products, butter, to 86 per kilogram; masoor months. At the same time, 50 4 cheese, ghee and milk powder dal from 71 per kilogram to lakh street vendors, who have 9, across India. Similarly, mutton 81 per kilogram; moong dal 9& $ '!, package was seen to be rela- price has increased from 550 from 90 to 115 per kilogram; ! !# 7 tively small, raising doubts to 700 a kilogram. mustard oil from 124 per he BSE Sensex plummeted about the revival of growth There is a huge difference kilogram to 145 and the prices B.::: $$ !"! T886 points on Thursday as any time soon, experts said. between the retail price of 22 of Soya oil rose from 111 per lost their means of survival by banks. concerns over the efficacy of Further, global markets essential commodities put out kilogram to 121 and ground the lockdown, would get a Prime Minister Narendra + the government’s stimulus tanked following the WHO’s by the Ministry of Consumer nut oil from 140 to 178 a kilo- working capital loan of 10,000 Modi said the announcements $ $ 0 $ package and grim global cues comments that the novel coro- Affairs and neighbourhood gram. each to restart their activities. made by his Government on $ 9:9% hammered investor confidence. navirus “may never go away”. kirana stores. Mutton, which was being The Government will also Thursday to boost the econo- After crashing over 955 Tech Mahindra was the In the local kirana stores, sold at 500-550 a kilogram, is provide 2 lakh crore of con- my will strengthen food secu- measures and will boost food points during the day, the 30- top laggard in the Sensex pack, average pulses price have now being sold at 700-800 a cessional credit to 2.5 crore rity and credit to farmers as security, credit to farmers as share index settled 885.72 cracking 5.24 per cent, followed increased up to 40-50 a kilo- kg in meat shops while the farmers through Kisan Credit well as street vendors. well as street vendors,” he said. points or 2.77 per cent lower at by Infosys, HDFC, IndusInd gram. Arhar dal prices have same is being sold at 1,100 a Cards. Also for post-harvest “Today’s announcements The FM also announced 31,122.89. Similarly, the broad- Bank, Reliance Industries and increased from 90 in February kilogram through online. (Rabi) and current Kharif crop by FM Nirmala Sitharaman will 70,000 crore boost to the er NSE Nifty tanked 240.80 NTPC. to 135-150 a kilogram. As per Some variety of wheat flour requirements in May and June, especially benefit our farmers housing sector through one- points, or 2.57 per cent, to close On the other hand, Hero the record of Ministry of which was available at 24 a NABARD will provide 30,000 and migrant workers,” the year extension of subsidised at 9,142.75. MotoCorp, L&T, Maruti, Consumer Affairs, the price of kilogram before lockdown, is crore additional emergency Prime Minister wrote on loan for affordable houses for Market players were dis- UltraTech Cement and Sun Arhar dal was 93 per kilogram now being sold 33-35. working capital funding for Twitter. the middle-income group with appointed as the immediate Pharma led the gainers’ chart, in Delhi and neighbouring According to the Ministry’s farmers through rural cooper- “The announcements an annual income of 6 lakh to spend out of the Government’s climbing up to 2.28 per cent. areas before lockdown, which data, the average price of atta ative banks and regional rural include a series of progressive 18 lakh. 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus Detailed report on P9 has surged to 106 per kilo- is 26 a kilogram. !"# '() & $"% & ## *+ , !! 2+3+ , overall cases count which infected, of which 115 died. ot only private firms, but stands at 82,929. The number of Covid-19 #2!45!66!)2!#!)4 Neven the Government According to reports, at triggered deaths mounted to 49 7283 departments are set to adopt the rate of compounded daily in Mumbai’s hotspot Dharavi “work from home” practice growth in this eleven-day peri- on Thursday, even as 33 more ourteen migrant labourers soon to ensure social dis- od, the number of cases could infected cases were recorded Fwere killed and nearly 60 tancing norms till the coron- rise to 1,00,000 by next taking the total number of injured in two road accidents avirus pandemic is checked. Wednesday, three days after positive cases in Asia's biggest while they were on the way to A draft guideline in this the current phase of the lock- slum to 1,061. their homes in Uttar Pradesh regard has been circulated by 2+3+ , down ends, posing a severe While two more persons and Bihar, police said on the Department of Personnel challenge for country's strained succumbed to Covid-19 on Thursday. $ $ Ministry to all Central aharashtra saw another and overburdened health sys- Thursday, the authorities added In an early morning acci- $% Government Departments ask- Mday of massive spike, tem. seven more deaths reported dent in Guna in Madhya ! !# ing them to send their com- of classified files and informa- distancing. It is quite likely that reporting more than 1,600 At least 8,470 people in earlier to the total death tally in Pradesh, eight UP-bound ments by May 21. tion in consultation with Home for the near future, the central cases during the day and 44 Delhi have been Dharavi. migrant workers were killed Police said. According to the draft, the Ministry and propose suitable secretariat will continue to go deaths, as the country contin- The second accident took Government may provide guidelines and Standard for staggered attendance and ued to reel under the onslaught ) - place in UP’s Muzaffarnagar option for work from home to Operating Procedures (SOP) variable working hours to of coronavirus with a total of 9C.&9D %.:%1B.:&1 around 10.30 pm on the eligible officers and staff for for handling such material on maintain social distancing at nearly 8,200 cases and 2,649 $ 2 1.BCD BB9.9D: Wednesday when six migrant 15 days in a year as a matter of e-office. workplace, the Ministry said. deaths. The day saw addition of workers walking to their homes policy. Employees will be pro- The officials, working from “Many of the Ministries more than 3,600 fresh cases and #* 1.&19 &EB?.C&? in Bihar from Punjab were vided with logistic support in home, have to be dressed prop- and departments in 92 deaths. $% &'' E.DC: %%+?.:D& killed and four seriously the form of laptops or desktops erly and maintain all norms of Government have successfully As India further eased )* D.&?D %9&9.B?E injured after being hit by a by the respective Ministries or office environment while managed and rendered exem- lockdown allowing more busi- roadways bus on the Delhi- Departments and employees attending video-conference plary results in fight against the ness activities and States grap- ( )*& " D.D9B 9?C9.%C% Saharanpur Highway, officials will be reimbursed for internet during and after the ongoing ongoing pandemic outbreak pled with a huge flow of inter- " ?.1:9 EE9.:C9 said.