Centre has sought Rs 40,000 crore in direction of MNREGA, Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned (File)
New Delhi:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday mentioned that bulk of the extra spending sought within the first batch of the supplementary calls for for grants can be spent on people-centric schemes to assist them amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The minister additionally mentioned that most likely for the primary time the federal government has sought such an enormous quantity within the first batch of the supplementary calls for for grants.
Later, Lok Sabha accepted the supplementary calls for for extra spending of Rs 2.35 lakh crore, which embody a money outgo of Rs 1.66 lakh crore, primarily to fulfill bills for combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
The minister mentioned the federal government has sought Rs 40,000 crore in direction of MNREGA, taking the overall outgo in direction of Rs 1 lakh crore, the best to date. The finances for 2020-21 has earmarked about Rs 61,500 crore for MNREGA.
In addition to MNREGA, the allocations are being elevated for people-centric schemes like PM Garib Kalyan Yojana and different social welfare schemes, Ms Sitharaman added.
Additional, she mentioned that due to the digital initiatives of PM Modi, now it has grow to be doable to ship cash straight into the accounts of the poor.
In accordance with the finance minister, giant improve within the variety of Demat accounts opened in current months was a mirrored image of the religion of individuals within the financial system.
Relating to GST compensation to the states, the minister mentioned that the Centre was not reneging from its duty and that the matter can be mentioned within the GST Council.
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