Lok Sabha Question No. 2164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Relief Package
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Prathap Simha, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2164

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 / SRAVANA 11, 1943 (SAKA)

## 'RELIEF PACKAGE'

## 2164:   SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the main features of the Government's relief package announced during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of sectors covered under the relief package;
- (b)  the  planned  recovery  path  for  COVID-hit  sectors  like  tourism,  hospitality,  sports  and non-essential manufacturing; and
- (c) the number of people estimated to be benefited from the relief package, sector-wise?

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

- (a)  to  (c):  The  Government  of  India  on  28 th June,  2021  announced  a  relief  package  of Rs.6,28,993  crores  to  support  Indian  economy  in  fight  against  COVID-19  pandemic . A Statement indicating details of the package announced on 28 th June, 2021 for COVID affected sectors is at Annexure-I. The Government monitors the crucial parameters of the economy and takes steps to boost the sectors of the economy, where necessitated. In the wake of second wave of  COVID-19,  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Ann  Yojana,  to  ensure  food  security  of poor/vulnerable, has been relaunched in May, 2021 and free of cost foodgrain @ 5 Kg per person is being provided to about 80 crore beneficiaries under  National Food Security Act (NFSA) till November  2021.  The  package  envisages  relief/stimulus  to  various  sections/sectors  by  way  of loans,  subsidies,  concessions,  increased  allocation  etc.,  benefits  of  which  will  accrue  to  an individual/sector  based  on  demand/performance.     Emergency  Credit  Line  Guarantee  Scheme (ECLGS) 3.0 was announced on 31.3.2021 to cover enterprises in hospitality, travel & tourism, leisure & sporting sectors and the overall ECLGS Scheme including the previous two versions have been extended by three months from March 31, 2021, till June 30, 2021, or until guarantees for  the  entire  Rs  3  lakh  crore  amount  are  issued.  The  detail  of  beneficiaries  under  ECLGS  in these sectors is in Annexure-II.

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## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  LSUSQ  No.2164  for  answer  on 02.08.2021

- i. Rs. 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID affected sectors
- ii. Additional Rs. 1.5 lakh crore for Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
- iii. Credit Guarantee Scheme to facilitate loans to 25 lakh persons through Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)
- iv. Financial support to more than 11,000 Registered Tourists/ Guides/ Travel and Tourism Stakeholders
- v. Free one-month Tourist Visa to first 5 lakh tourists
- vi. Extension of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana till 31st March 2022
- vii. Additional subsidy of Rs. 14,775 crores for DAP & P&K fertilizers
- viii. Extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) - Free food grains from May to November, 2021
- ix. Rs.  23,220  crores  more  for  public  health  with  emphasis  on  children  and  paediatric care/paediatric beds
- x. 21  varieties  of  bio-fortified  crop  for  nutrition,  climate  resilience  and  other  traits  to  be dedicated to the nation
- xi. Revival  of  North  Eastern  Regional  Agricultural  Marketing  Corporation  (NERAMAC) with package of Rs. 77.45 crore
- xii. Rs.  33,000  crore  boost  for  project  exports  through  National  Export  Insurance  Account (NEIA)
- xiii. Rs.  88,000 crore boost to Export Insurance Cover
- xiv. Rs.  19,041 crores For Broadband to each Village through BharatNet PPP Model
- xv. Extension of Tenure of PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing till 202526
- xvi. Rs. 3.03 lakh crore for Reform-Based Result-Linked Power Distribution Scheme
- xvii. New Streamlined Process for PPP Projects and Asset Monetization

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  LSUSQ  No.2164  for  answer  on 02.08.2021

| Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) (As on 2 nd July, 2021)   | Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) (As on 2 nd July, 2021)   | Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) (As on 2 nd July, 2021)   | Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) (As on 2 nd July, 2021)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                  | Sector                                                                   | Guarantee Nos.                                                           | Guarantee Amount (Cr)                                                    |
| 1.                                                                       | Hotel, Restaurants, Tourism (ECLGS 2.0)                                  | 216                                                                      | 3396.95                                                                  |
| 2.                                                                       | HOSPITALITY (ECLGS 3.0)                                                  | 1778                                                                     | 2911.92                                                                  |
| 3.                                                                       | SPORTS AND LEISURE (ECLGS 3.0)                                           | 109                                                                      | 374.78                                                                   |
| 4.                                                                       | TRAVELS AND TOURISM (ECLGS 3.0)                                          | 1527                                                                     | 631.01                                                                   |

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