Lok Sabha Question No. 1024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Relief Package
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1024

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021 / SRAVANA 04, 1943 (SAKA)

## 'RELIEF PACKAGE'

## 1024:   SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  announced  any  relief  package  under  Atmanirbhar  Bharat Abhiyan for citizens and entrepreneurs of the country; and
- (b) if  so,  the  district-wise  number  of  citizens  and  entrepreneurs  who  have  been  given assistance under this package in Nanded, Hingoli and Yavatmal districts of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (FINANCE) (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b):  The Government has announced various relief measures for several sectors under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Packages 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 announced on 13 th May, 2020 to 17 th May, 2020, 12 th October, 2020 &  12 th November, 2020 respectively involving a total amount of Rs.29,87,641 crore (including amount provided for the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, Pradhan Mantri Garib  Kalyan  Anna  Yojana  from  July  to  November,  and  measures  announced  by  RBI).    The Government  had,  on  26.03.2020,  announced  a  relief  package  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib Kalyan  Package  which  included  schemes  for  the  welfare  of  the  poor  in  their  struggle  against COVID-19.

Besides,  a Rs. 6.28 lakh crore  Covid stimulus package  has also been announced on 28.06.2021. The  details  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Package,  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Packages  and  the announcements  made  on  28.6.2021  are  in Annexure. An  Emergency  Credit  Line  Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) was also launched to provide 100% guarantee coverage to banks and NBFCs to enable  them  to  extend  emergency  credit  facilities  to  Business  Enterprises/MSMEs  in  view  of COVID-19 to meet their additional term loan/additional working capital requirements. The number and amount of guarantee issued to Hingoli, Nanded and Yavatmal districts of Maharashtra are as under:

| District-wise Guarantee issued under ECLGS as on 14.7.2021   | District-wise Guarantee issued under ECLGS as on 14.7.2021   | District-wise Guarantee issued under ECLGS as on 14.7.2021   | District-wise Guarantee issued under ECLGS as on 14.7.2021   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                       | District Name                                                | Number of Guarantee Issued                                   | Amount Of Guarantee Issued(Cr)                               |
| 1.                                                           | Hingoli                                                      | 7140                                                         | 28.25                                                        |
| 2.                                                           | Nanded                                                       | 36660                                                        | 196.9                                                        |
| 3.                                                           | Yavatmal                                                     | 21217                                                        | 144.83                                                       |

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (b) of LSUSQ No.1024 for answer on 26.07.2021

## Details of PMGKY announced on 26.3.2020

- I. Insurance scheme for health workers fighting COVID-19 in Government Hospitals and Health Care Centres was launched w.e.f. 30.03.2020 to provide comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs. 50 lakh to around 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of COVID-19 patients and who may be at risk of being impacted by this.   On account of the unprecedented situation, private hospital staff/ retired/volunteer/ local urban bodies/contract/daily wage/ ad-hoc/outsourced staff requisitioned by States/ Central hospitals/autonomous hospitals of Central/States/UTs, AIIMS & INIs/ hospitals of Central  Ministries,  drafted  for   COVID19  related  responsibilities,  were    also  covered  under  the scheme.
- II. PM Garib Kalyan Ann YojanaAdditional allocation of food grain free of cost @ 5 kg per person per month was provided to all beneficiaries covered under the targeted public distribution system (Antryodaya Anna Yojana & Priority Households), including those covered under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).  Further, Pulses according to regional preferences @ 1 kg per family were provided for three months, free of cost.  The scheme was extended till November, 2020.
- III. Benefit to farmers: The first installment of Rs 2,000 due in 2020-21 was front-loaded and paid in April 2020 itself under the PM KISAN Yojana, covering about 8.7 crore farmers

## IV. Cash transfers-

- a) Help to Poor: A total of 20.40 crores (approx)  Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) women account-holders were  given an ex-gratia of Rs. 500 per month for three months.
- b) Gas  cylinders: Free  LPG  cylinders  to  8  crore  beneficiaries  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was provided under PMGKP w.e.f. 01.04.2020 with a budgetary support of 13,000 crore.  Cash advances for buying the cylinders were transferred to the bank account of  the  beneficiaries.    The  scheme  was  extended  till  September  30,  2020  for  those beneficiaries who have been credited with the advance for buying refills, but have not been able to buy the free cylinders till 30.06.2020.
- c) Help to low wage earners in organized sectors: Wage-earners, earning below Rs.15,000 per  month,  in  businesses  having  less  than  100  workers,  were  provided  Twenty  four  (24) percent of the monthly wages into their PF accounts, for three months to prevent disruption in their employment.  The scheme was extended for another three months, i.e., till August 2020.
- d) Support  for  senior  citizens  (above  60  years),  widows  and  divyang: An  amount  of Rs.1000/- to around 3 crore aged widows and people in Divyang category was provided.
- V. MNREGAWages were increased by Rs. 20 with effect from 1 April, 2020. This wage increase  provided an additional Rs. 2,000 benefit annually to a worker and to approximately 13.62 crore families.
- VI. Self-Help groups: Limit of collateral free lending was increased from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh for women organized through 63 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs).

## VII. Other components of PM Garib Kalyan package:

- (a) Organized  sector: Employees'  Provident  Fund  Regulations  was    amended  to  include Pandemic as the reason  to  allow  non-refundable  advance  of  75  percent  of  the  amount  or three months of the wages, whichever is lower, from their accounts.
- (b) Building  and  Other  Construction  Workers  Welfare  Fund: Welfare  Fund  for  Building and Other Constructions Workers was created under a Central Government Act. There are around 3.5 Crore registered workers in the Fund.  State Governments were directed to utilise this  fund  to  provide  assistance  and  support  to  these  workers  to  protect  them  against economic disruptions.
- (c) District  Mineral Fund: The State Government were asked to utilise the funds available under District Mineral Fund (DMF) for supplementing and augmenting facilities of medical testing,  screening  and  other  requirements  in  connection  with  preventing  the  spread  of COVID-19 pandemic as well as treating the patients affected with this pandemic.

## ANB ANNOUNCEMENTS

| A.      | Announcements made on 13.05.2020                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Rs. 3 lakh crore Emergency Working Capital Facility for Businesses, including MSMEs                                                                                                                                            |
| 2.      | Rs. 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for Stressed MSMEs                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3.      | Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Fund of Funds                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4.      | New Definition of MSME and other Measures for MSME                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5.      | No Global tenders for Government tenders of upto Rs.200 crore.                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6.      | Extending the Employees Provident Fund Support for business and organised workers for another 3 months for salary months of June, July and August 2020                                                                         |
| 7.      | EPF Contribution to be reduced for Employers and Employees for 3 months to 10% from 12% for all establishments covered by EPFO for next 3 months                                                                               |
| 8.      | Rs. 30,000 crore Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFC/HFC/MFIs                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9.      | Rs. 45,000 crore Partial credit guarantee Scheme 2.0 for Liabilities of NBFCs/MFIs                                                                                                                                             |
| 10.     | Rs. 90,000 crore Liquidity Injection for DISCOMs                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11.     | Relief to Contractors given by extension of up to six months for completion of contractual obligations, including in respect of EPC and concession agreements                                                                  |
| 12.     | Relief to Real Estate Projects the registration and completion date for all registered projects will be extended up to six months.                                                                                             |
| 13.     | Tax relief to business as pending income tax refunds to charitable trusts and non-corporate businesses and professions to be issued immediately                                                                                |
| 14.     | Reduction in Rates of 'Tax Deduction at Source' and 'Tax Collected at Source' by 25% for the remaining period of FY 20-21                                                                                                      |
| 15.     | Due Dates for various tax related compliances extended                                                                                                                                                                         |
| B.      | Announcements made on 14.05.2020                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 16.     | Free food grains supply to Migrants for 2 months.                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 17.     | Technology system to be used enabling Migrants to access PDS(Ration) from any Fair Price Shops in India by March,2021-One Nation one Ration Card                                                                               |
| 18.     | Scheme for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes for Migrant Workers and Urban Poor to be launched                                                                                                                               |
| 19.     | 2% Interest Subvention for 12 months for Shishu MUDRA loanees- Relief of Rs. 1500 crore                                                                                                                                        |
| 20.     | Rs. 5000 crore Credit facility for Street Vendors.                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 21.     | Rs.70,000 crore boost to housing sector and middle income group through extension of Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme for MIG under PMAY(Urban)                                                                                    |
| 22.     | Rs. 6,000 crore for Creating employment using CAMPA funds                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 23.     | Rs. 30,000 crore Additional Emergency Working Capital for farmers through NABARD                                                                                                                                               |
| 24.     | Rs. 2 lakh crore concessional credit boost to 2.5 crore farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme                                                                                                                                 |
| C.      | Announcements made on 15.05.2020                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 25.     | Rs. 1 lakh croreAgri Infrastructure Fund for farm-gate infrastructure for farmers                                                                                                                                              |
| 26.     | Rs. 10,000 crore scheme for formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises (MFE)                                                                                                                                                      |
| 27.     | Rs. 20,000 crore for Fishermen through Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana                                                                                                                                                    |
| (PMMSY) | (PMMSY)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 28.     | National Animal Disease Control Programme                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 29.     | Setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund - Rs. 15,000 crore                                                                                                                                              |
| 30.     | Promotion of Herbal Cultivation : outlay of Rs. 4,000 crore                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 31.     | Beekeeping initiatives -Rs. 500 crore                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 32.     | From 'TOP' to TOTAL- - Rs. 500 crore [Operation Greens Scheme TOP to TOTAL provides 50% subsidy on transport and storage of notified fruits and vegetables if prices of such fruits or vegetables are below the trigger price. |

33. Measures for Governance and Administrative Reforms for Agriculture Sector
60. Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs, businesses, MUDRA borrowers and individuals  (loans  for  business  purposes),  extended  till  March  31,  2021. Credit  guarantee support scheme launched for Healthcare sector and 26 sectors stressed due to COVID-19. Entities will get additional credit up to 20% of outstanding credit; repayment can be done in five years (1 year moratorium + 4 years repayment).
61. Production Linked Incentive worth ₹ 1.46 Lakh Crore offered to 10 champion sectors.
62. ₹ 18,000 Crore Additional outlay for PM A waas Yojana - Urban
63. Support  for  Construction  &  Infrastructure  -  Relaxation  of  Earnest  Deposit  Money  & Performance Security on Government Tenders
64. Income Tax relief for Developers & Home Buyers
65. Platform for Infra Debt Financing
66. Support for Ag riculture: ₹ 65,000 Crore for subsidized fertilizers
67. Boost for Rural Employment: Additional outlay of ₹ 10,000 Crore is being provided for PM Garib  Kalyan  Rozgar  Yojana.  Funds  can  be  used  for  MGNREGA  or  for  Gram  Sadak Yojana, this will help accelerate rural economy .
68. Boost  for  Project  Exports  ₹  3,000  Crore  boost  to  be  given  for  project  exports  through assistance given by India to developing countries under Indian Development and Economic Assistance  Scheme (IDEAS Scheme).  This will  help EXIM  Bank facilitate these  Line  of Credit development assistance activities and promote exports from India.
69. Capital and Industrial Stimulus ₹ 10,200 Crore additional budget stimulus will be provided for  capital  and  industrial  expenditure  on  defence  equipment,  industrial  infrastructure  and green energy.
70. R&D  grant  for  COVID  Vaccine;  ₹  900  Crore  is  being  provided  to  Department  of Biotechnology for research activities related to COVID-19 vaccine development. This does not include cost of vaccine or logistics for vaccine distribution (whatever is required for that will be provided)

|         | i. ii. iii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Amendments to Essential Commodities Act to enable better price realisation for farmers Agriculture Marketing Reforms to provide marketing choices to farmers Agriculture Produce Price and Quality Assurance                                                                |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| D.      | Announcements made on 16.05.2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Announcements made on 16.05.2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 34.     | Commercial Mining introduced in Coal Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Commercial Mining introduced in Coal Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 35.     | Diversified Opportunities in Coal Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Diversified Opportunities in Coal Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 36.     | Liberalised Regime in Coal Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Liberalised Regime in Coal Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 37.     | Enhancing Private Investments and Policy Reforms in Mineral Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Enhancing Private Investments and Policy Reforms in Mineral Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 38.     | Enhancing Self Reliance in Defence Production                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Enhancing Self Reliance in Defence Production                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 39.     | Policy Reforms in Defence Production                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Policy Reforms in Defence Production                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 40.     | Efficient Airspace Management for Civil Aviation                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Efficient Airspace Management for Civil Aviation                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 41.     | More World-Class Airports through PPP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | More World-Class Airports through PPP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 42.     | India to become a global hub for Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)                                                                                                                                                                                            | India to become a global hub for Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 43.     | Tariff Policy Reform in Power Sector; Privatization of Distribution in UTs                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tariff Policy Reform in Power Sector; Privatization of Distribution in UTs                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 44.     | Boosting private sector investment through revamped Viability Gap Funding Scheme in                                                                                                                                                                                         | Boosting private sector investment through revamped Viability Gap Funding Scheme in                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 45.     | Boosting private participation in space activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Boosting private participation in space activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 46.     | Reforms in Atomic Energy Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Reforms in Atomic Energy Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| E.      | Announcements made on 17.05.2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Announcements made on 17.05.2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 47. 48. | Rs. 40,000 crore increase in allocation for MGNREGS to provide employment boost Increased investments in Public Health and other health reforms to prepare India for future                                                                                                 | Rs. 40,000 crore increase in allocation for MGNREGS to provide employment boost Increased investments in Public Health and other health reforms to prepare India for future                                                                                                 |
| 49.     | pandemics Technology Driven Education with Equity post-COVID                                                                                                                                                                                                                | pandemics Technology Driven Education with Equity post-COVID                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 50.     | Further enhancement of Ease of Doing Business through IBC related measures                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Further enhancement of Ease of Doing Business through IBC related measures                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 51.     | Decriminalisation of Companies Act defaults                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Decriminalisation of Companies Act defaults                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 52.     | Ease of Doing Business for Corporates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Ease of Doing Business for Corporates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 53.     | Public Sector Enterprise Policy for a New, Self-reliant India                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Public Sector Enterprise Policy for a New, Self-reliant India                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 54.     | Increase borrowing limits of States from 3% to 5% for 2020-21 only & promoting State level reforms                                                                                                                                                                          | Increase borrowing limits of States from 3% to 5% for 2020-21 only & promoting State level reforms                                                                                                                                                                          |
| F.      | Announcements made on 12 th October 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Announcements made on 12 th October 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 55.     | LTC Cash Voucher Scheme- cash payment to employees in lieu of one LTC during 2018-                                                                                                                                                                                          | LTC Cash Voucher Scheme- cash payment to employees in lieu of one LTC during 2018-                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 57.     | 12,000 crore capital expenditure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 12,000 crore capital expenditure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         | prepaid Capital Expenditure Boost for States- A special interest-free 50- year loan to states for ₹ • ₹ 200 crore each for 8 North East states • ₹ 450 crore each Uttarakhand, Himachal                                                                                     | RuPay Card, to be spent by March 31, 2021.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         | • ₹ 7,500 crore for remaining states, as per share of Finance Commission's devolution Capital Expenditure Boost for the Centre- Additional budget of ₹ 25,000 crore (in addition to ₹ 4.13 lakh crore given in Budget 2020 -'21) provided for capital expenditure on roads, | • ₹ 7,500 crore for remaining states, as per share of Finance Commission's devolution Capital Expenditure Boost for the Centre- Additional budget of ₹ 25,000 crore (in addition to ₹ 4.13 lakh crore given in Budget 2020 -'21) provided for capital expenditure on roads, |
| G.      | Announcements made on 12 th November 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Announcements made on 12 th November 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 59.     | Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana- to incentivize job creation during COVID-19 recovery. If EPFO-registered establishments take in new employees without EPFO numbers or those who lost jobs earlier, the Yojana will benefit these employees.                             | Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana- to incentivize job creation during COVID-19 recovery. If EPFO-registered establishments take in new employees without EPFO numbers or those who lost jobs earlier, the Yojana will benefit these employees.                             |

## H. Announcements made on 28.06.2021

1. Rs. 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID affected sectors
2. Additional Rs. 1.5 lakh crore for Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
3. Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  to  facilitate  loans  to  25  lakh  persons  through  Micro  Finance Institutions (MFIs)
4. Financial  support  to  more  than  11,000  Registered  Tourists/  Guides/  Travel  and  Tourism Stakeholders
5. Free one-month Tourist Visa to first 5 lakh tourists
6. Extension of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana till 31st March 2022
7. Additional subsidy of Rs. 14,775 crores for DAP & P&K fertilizers
8. Extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) - Free food grains from May to November, 2021
9. Rs. 23,220 crores more for public health with emphasis on children and paediatric care/paediatric beds
10. 21 varieties of bio-fortified crop for nutrition, climate resilience and other traits to be dedicated to the nation
11. Revival  of  North  Eastern  Regional  Agricultural  Marketing  Corporation  (NERAMAC)  with package of Rs. 77.45 crore
12. Rs. 33,000 crore boost for project exports through National Export Insurance Account (NEIA)
13. Rs.  88,000 crore boost to Export Insurance Cover
14. Rs.  19,041 crores For Broadband to each Village through BharatNet PPP Model
15. Extension of Tenure of PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing till 2025-26
16. Rs. 3.03 lakh crore for Reform-Based Result-Linked Power Distribution Scheme
17. New Streamlined Process for PPP Projects and Asset Monetization