India's government deployed about 348 billion Indian rupees to combat the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown as of May 6, 2020. The largest value under the package went towards payments to farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme, and women account holders of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. The relief package falls under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana scheme, with a commitment of about 1.7 trillion rupees as relief for this time.
The country went into lockdown earlier that week, the largest in the world, restricting 1.3 billion people.
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Value of government aid towards the coronavirus (COVID-19) across India as of May 6, 2020, by type
(in billion Indian rupees)
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PIB. (May 6, 2020). Value of government aid towards the coronavirus (COVID-19) across India as of May 6, 2020, by type (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112551/government-aid-value-for-coronavirus-india/
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PIB. (2020). Value of government aid towards the coronavirus (COVID-19) across India as of May 6, 2020, by type (in billion Indian rupees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112551/government-aid-value-for-coronavirus-india/
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Value of government aid towards the coronavirus (COVID-19) across India as of May 6, 2020, by type (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph], PIB, May 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112551/government-aid-value-for-coronavirus-india/