Relief Package

The policy decisions are significant because farmers, street vendors and small traders are among the worst hit due to the lockdown that has been in place for more than two months

When one adds the earlier stimulus of ₹10 lakh, then the matrix may look like this.This would taken into consideration the fiscal stimulus package number 1, the RBI package and the various tax sops announced in the Union Budget.

Amit Shah said the way India has fought the novel coronavirus pandemic under the leadership of Modi, the country has given a new direction to the whole worldAmit Shah said if India is determined with the power of 130 crore people, then every determination is possible

For its poor, and most vulnerable, India last month rolled out a ₹1.7 trillion relief package amid the lockdownExperts, however, believe that the help offered by the union government is too little and comes too late

A relief package is in the works, but any lasting solution will need hard decisions on cut-throat pricing in the industryInvestors are unlikely to commit more capital unless there is clarity on the relief package and the government’s stance on pricing, say analysts

Rains, floods claim lives of 324 people, disrupt air, rail and road services in Kerala

The government has allowed telecom firms more time to pay for spectrum in auctions and relaxed the spectrum holding limit

The GST Council meeting today is likely to decide on easing tax compliance requirements for MSMEs and refunding taxes to exporters through an e-wallet

As part of Tamil Nadu govt's relief package, farmers who have irrigated land would be given Rs5,465 per acre and those with rain-fed land hit by drought will be given Rs3,000 per acre

A cash amount of Rs5.5 lakh will be given to each family, says a central government statement said