2nd Lockdown Stimulus Package On Agenda At Cabinet Meet At PM's Residence

2nd Lockdown Stimulus Package On Agenda At Cabinet Meet At PM's Residence
New Delhi :

A new stimulus package to tackle the coronavirus crisis and the impact of the extended nationwide lockdown is on the agenda at a cabinet meeting taking place at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence today.

If approved, this will be the second COVID-19 stimulus package since the country went into lockdown to check the spread of the highly contagious virus.

A package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore was approved earlier this month.

Last week, PM Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met to discuss a financial package, which is likely to cover relief for MSMEs (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) and tourism.

The decision to increase Dearness Allowance for government employees and pensioners has already been kept on hold. The cabinet had earlier cleared a 4 per cent hike in DA from the existing 17 per cent. The decision will impact over 54 lakh government employees and 65 lakh pensioners.

The government said it would consider the hike when India was in a better financial position later next year.

The number of coronavirus cases across the country has climbed to nearly 20,000, including 640 deaths.

World

Coronavirus has spread to 185 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 25,63,480 and 1,77,420 have died; 17,04,478 are active cases and 6,81,582 have recovered as on April 22, 2020 at 7:56 am.

India

In India, there are 19,984 confirmed cases including 640 deaths. The number of active cases is 15,474 and 3,870 have recovered as on April 22, 2020 at 8:00 am.

State & District Details

State Cases Active Recovered Deaths Maharashtra

5218

4245

722

251

Gujarat

2178

1949

139

90

Delhi

2156

1498

611

47

Rajasthan

1659

1404

230

25

Tamil Nadu

1596

943

635

18

Madhya Pradesh

1552

1328

148

76

Uttar Pradesh

1294

1134

140

20

Telangana

928

711

194

23

Andhra Pradesh

757

639

96

22

Kerala

427

117

307

3

West Bengal

423

335

73

15

Karnataka

418

272

129

17

Jammu And Kashmir

380

294

81

5

Haryana

254

124

127

3

Punjab

245

190

39

16

Bihar

126

82

42

2

Odisha

79

54

24

1

Uttarakhand

46

27

19

0

Jharkhand

45

42

0

3

Himachal Pradesh

39

22

16

1

Chhattisgarh

36

10

26

0

Assam

35

15

19

1

Chandigarh

27

13

14

0

Ladakh

18

4

14

0

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

16

5

11

0

Meghalaya

12

11

0

1

Goa

7

0

7

0

Puducherry

7

4

3

0

Manipur

2

0

2

0

Tripura

2

1

1

0

Mizoram

1

1

0

0

Arunachal Pradesh

1

0

1

0

Show more

Show less

Source link