Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Nearly 42 crore poor received financial assistance worth Rs 65,454 crore

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: As part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKY), the Government announced free foodgrain and cash payment to women and poor senior citizens and farmers. The implementation of the package is being continuously monitored by central and state governments. More than 42 crore poor people received financial assistance of Rs 65,454 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, the Ministry of Finance informed about the same while giving the status so far.

The Ministry of Finance said, "Rs 17,891 crore front loaded towards payment of the first instalment of PM-KISAN to 8.94 crore beneficiaries. Rs 10,325 crore credited to 20.65 crore (100 per cent) women Jan Dhan account holders as first installment. Rs 10,315 crore credited to 20.62 crore (100 per cent) women Jan Dhan account holders with second installment. Rs. 10,312 crore credited to 20.62 crore (100 per cent) women Jan Dhan account holders with third installment."

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Giving details of the benefit being provided to the EPFO subscribers the ministry said, "20.22 lakh members of EPFO have taken benefit of online withdrawal of non-refundable advance from EPFO account amounting to Rs 5767 crore. 24 per cent EPF contribution transferred to 65.74 Lakh employees account amounting to Rs 996.46 crore."

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