“First Step In Right Route”: Rahul Gandhi’s Shout-Out To Government

New Delhi:

The federal government’s bailout package deal to melt the affect of coronavirus lately were given a unprecedented thumbs up from Rahul Gandhi, who referred to as it the “first step in the fitting path” in a tweet. That is hours after his mom and Congress president Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to Top Minister Narendra Modi pledging complete give a boost to to the federal government within the battle in opposition to the fatal virus.

“The federal government announcement lately of a monetary help package deal, is step one in the fitting path. India owes a debt to its farmers, day by day salary earners, labourers, girls and the aged who’re bearing the brunt of the continued lockdown,” the Congress MP tweeted, in a marked alternate from his earlier posts concentrated on the federal government.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced a Rs 1,70,000-crore scheme, dubbed the “Top Minister Gareeb Kalyan scheme. It is going to “cope with the worries of deficient, migrant employees and people who want assist”, she stated, including that the federal government would make sure that “nobody will pass hungry”.

The ones on the frontline of the coronavirus fight — together with docs, nurses and give a boost to group of workers — might be given a Rs 50 lakh health insurance quilt.

The federal government additionally introduced a scheme for five kg further wheat and rice freed from value for the following 3 months for the deficient over and above what they’re entitled to below the Nationwide Meals Safety Act. They’re going to additionally get 1 kg pulses unfastened for the following 3 months and unfastened cooking fuel.

Previous, Sonia Gandhi had written to the PM: “As president of the Congress, I wish to state that we will be able to give a boost to and collaborate absolutely with each step taking via the union govt to make sure the containment of the pandemic.”