Today's initiatives focused on migrant workers, street vendors, small traders, self-employed people and small farmers – 9 steps announced by the FM, covering: 3 for migrant workers, 1 for street vendors/small traders/self-employed, 2 for small farmers, 1 for housing.
- 3 crore marginal farmers have already availed Rs 4 lakh crore of loans at concessional rates.
- Interest subvention and prompt repayment incentive on crop loans due from March 1 extended to May 31.
- 25 lakh new Kisan Credit Cards sanctioned with a loan limit of Rs 25,000 crore.
- States permitted to utilise SDRF for migrant shelters, food and water.
- Minimum wage for workers hiked from Rs 182 to Rs 202 per day; states/UTs told to provide jobs to migrants.
- 12,000 self-help groups (SHGs) produced 3 crore+ masks and 1.2 lakh litres of sanitizer during COVID-19; 7,200 new urban SHGs formed in two months.
- Proposal for a national floor-wise minimum wage rate across states.
- 14.62 crore person-days of work generated till 13th May, 40-50% higher enrolment than last May.
- One Nation One Ration Card: 100% national portability of ration cards assured by 31 March 2021.
- Scheme for affordable rental housing for migrant workers/urban poor via PPP-mode Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC).
- 2% interest subvention for Mudra Shishu loan (up to Rs 50,000) borrowers after 3-month moratorium, benefiting 3 crore+ people.
- Rs 5,000 crore special credit facility for street vendors; Rs 10,000 initial working capital each.
- Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for middle income group (Rs 6-18 lakh annual income) extended to March 2021, benefiting 2.5 lakh families.
- Rs 2 lakh crore concessional credit to 2.5 crore farmers via Kisan Credit Cards.
- Rs 30,000 crore additional emergency working capital via NABARD for small/marginal farmers.