Government officials held internal discussions regarding temporary income support of around Rs 5,000-6,000 per month for the urban and rural poor who had lost their livelihoods in the nationwide lockdown last year, according to Pronab Sen, head of a standing committee to overhaul India’s economic statistics and data collection.
Representational picture The government held discussions to consider providing a minimum income support programme designed to help India’s poorest households who bore the brunt of the pandemic, said a top official.
These discussions held last year concerned a temporary income support of around Rs 5,000-6,000 per month for the urban and […]
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