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Centre to provide Rs 170,000 cr relief package

The Centre on Thursday announced a Rs 170,000 crore worth of relief package to protect the weaker sections of the society from the economic fallout of COVID-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. Announcing the relief package, the Finance Minister said the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana will benefit migrant workers and rural poor and the women. The minister said the scheme will work via direct cash transfer, as one set of measures, while another set will include food security-related measures.

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