Nirmala-Sitharaman (Photo: IANS)

Centre: Rs 3,500 cr allocated for free food grain supply to migrants for 2 months

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the entire country feels bad about the plight of migrant workers and announced free food grain supply to migrants for 2 months. Sitharaman, unveiling the second tranche of measures of the government’s self-reliant campaign, said migrants in various states require food-grain assistance. “Migrants who neither […]

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: IANS)

Centre to take up affordable rental housing for migrants, urban poor

New Delhi: The Centre will launch a scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for migrant labour and the urban poor to build affordable rental housing facilities for them. Speaking to the media here, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that under the scheme, government-funded housing in different cities will be converted into […]

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Migrant workers, street vendors, small farmers to benefit from economic stimulus: FM

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the second tranche of the economic stimulus package will benefit migrant workers, street vendors, and small farmers. Emphasising on building a self-reliant India, she said Thursday’s initiative, which is the second tranche, focuses on migrant workers, street vendors, small traders, self-employed and small farmers. She insisted […]

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Desperate to return home, four migrant workers embark on bicycles from Vijayawada to Agra

Vijayawada: Desperate to return home due to the ongoing lockdown, four migrant workers embarked on their bicycles from Vijayawada to Agra. The youth were found peddling their bicycles on the outskirts of Vijayawada. They said they wanted to return home and be with their families. “With no money in hand and a total lockdown, how […]