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• In April 2021, in response to the recent surge in infections, the Central Government
announced that free food grains will be provided to 800 million individuals in May and
June (with a cost of about ` 260 billion), like the additional food rations provided in 2020
(which had expired in November 2020).
• The Central Government also extended a Scheme for providing interest-free loans to states
for capital expenditure to FY21/22 (`150 billion) and expedited the release of Disaster
Response Fund to State Governments (from June to May).
• Customs duties and other taxes on vaccines, oxygen and oxygen-related equipment were
waived to boost their availability.
• Fresh relief measures announced on 28th June 2021, after the second COVID-19 wave
includes:
Measures Period ` in Crore
1,10,000
Loan Guarantee Scheme for COVID affected Sectors FY22 1,50,000
7,500
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) FY22 100
14,775
Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro Finance Institutions FY22 93,869
15,000
Free one month Tourist Visa to 5 Lakh Tourists FY22 77
33,000
Additional Subsidy for DAP & P&K fertilizers FY22 88,000
19,041
Free food grains under PMGKY from May to Nov’21 FY22 97,631
6,28,993
New Scheme for Public Health FY22
Revival of North-eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corpn. FY22
Boost for Project Exports through NEIA (National Export Insurance Account) FY22 to FY26
Boost to Export Insurance Cover FY22 to FY26
Broadband to each village through BharatNet PPP Model FY22 to FY23
Reform Based Result Linked Power Distribution Scheme FY22 to FY26
Total
190 | Annual Report 2020-21
announced that free food grains will be provided to 800 million individuals in May and
June (with a cost of about ` 260 billion), like the additional food rations provided in 2020
(which had expired in November 2020).
• The Central Government also extended a Scheme for providing interest-free loans to states
for capital expenditure to FY21/22 (`150 billion) and expedited the release of Disaster
Response Fund to State Governments (from June to May).
• Customs duties and other taxes on vaccines, oxygen and oxygen-related equipment were
waived to boost their availability.
• Fresh relief measures announced on 28th June 2021, after the second COVID-19 wave
includes:
Measures Period ` in Crore
1,10,000
Loan Guarantee Scheme for COVID affected Sectors FY22 1,50,000
7,500
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) FY22 100
14,775
Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro Finance Institutions FY22 93,869
15,000
Free one month Tourist Visa to 5 Lakh Tourists FY22 77
33,000
Additional Subsidy for DAP & P&K fertilizers FY22 88,000
19,041
Free food grains under PMGKY from May to Nov’21 FY22 97,631
6,28,993
New Scheme for Public Health FY22
Revival of North-eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corpn. FY22
Boost for Project Exports through NEIA (National Export Insurance Account) FY22 to FY26
Boost to Export Insurance Cover FY22 to FY26
Broadband to each village through BharatNet PPP Model FY22 to FY23
Reform Based Result Linked Power Distribution Scheme FY22 to FY26
Total
190 | Annual Report 2020-21
