Nirmala Sitharaman on Economic Package LIVE Updates: FM likely to share details of 20 Lakh Crore Package
Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4PM today. She is expected to announce the details of 20 Lakh Crore Economic Package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12th May.
Yesterday, Narendra Modi spoke about making India self-reliant and announced Aatma Nirbhar Economic Package with emphasis on land, liquidity and laws.
Finance Minister is expected to announce relief package for MSME sector which has got affected at large due to consective lockdowns.
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Keeping in view that the earnings of the Power Distribution companies had plummeted, the government has provisioned for loans for them against state guarantees. This will be done exclusively for the purpose of clearing the dues of power generation companies.
To give a fillip to DISCOMs with plummeting revenue and facing an unprecedented cash flow problem, Government announces Rs. 90,000 Crore Liquidity Injection for DISCOMs. #AatmaNirbharBharatAbhiyan pic.twitter.com/EVqz8nsm4p
— PIB India #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) May 13, 2020
In order to provide more take home salary for employees and to give relief to employers in payment of PF, EPF contribution is being reduced for Businesses & Workers for 3 months, amounting to a liquidity support of Rs 6750 crores. #AatmaNirbharBharatAbhiyan pic.twitter.com/VSysfvk4KU
— PIB India #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) May 13, 2020
The government also decided to extend the previous measures announced under PM Garib Kalyan Yojna for another three months. This means that government will pay the employer's share for firms with 100 staff, earning less than Rs 15,000, till August. Nearly 3.6 lakh establishments are expected to benefit by this. This should provide Rs 2500 crore liquidity.
Definition of MSMEs has been revised, investment limit to be revised upwards, additional criteria of turnover also being introduced: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pic.twitter.com/BHYcGWD9H2
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2020
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Definition of MSMEs has been revised, investment limit to be revised upwards, additional criteria of turnover also being introduced: Nirmala Sitharaman
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Rs 18,000 crore refunds given to tax payers; 14 lakh taxpayers benefitted from clearing of refund dues, says finance minister
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