Monetary support to food assistance: Steps taken by states
HARYANA
Monetary support of ~1,000 per week to the poor Below the poverty line (BPL) families and labourers registered with the Haryana Board of Construction Board to get ~4,500 per month
RAJASTHAN
Social security pension to 7.8 million people for two months -April and May -- in advance ~1,000 as one-time relief to 3.65 million BPL, state BPL and Antodaya beneficiaries and 2.5 million construction workers and registered street vendors, who are not covered under the pension scheme
UTTARAKHAND
Life insurance cover to health officials, sanitation workers, policemen and media persons The state government has provided ~30 crore to all the 13 districts so as to provide ration to the unregistered labourers in the unorganised sector The government has decided to provide three months advance ration to at least a million ration card holders through PDS by April first week.
MADHYA PRADESH
Advance payment of social security pension, widow pension, old age pension, destitute pension for two months ~1,000 financial assistance to labourers registered with MP Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board Free treatment of Covid-19
positive patients in govt hospitals and medical colleges. Payment to private hospitals for treatment as per the fixed rates under Ayushman Bharat Yojna
BIHAR
Sanctioned a sum of ~100 crore from the CM Relief Fund to provide food and shelter for daily wage earners The state also announced that all ration card-holding families will get an assistance of ~1,000 each. All doctors and medical staff will get financial incentive equal to their monthly salary for contributing to the state government’s campaign
JHARKHAND
356 Kicchdi Centres set up across the state, where needy are being served a meal at ~5 per plate. The state government has also decided to offer two months ration together to the beneficiaries enrolled under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)
WEST BENGAL
Social pension is given by the state will be released together for March and April Ration for one month to be released together from fair price shops for financially backward people Insurance cover of ~5 lakh for people involved in cleaning hospitals, streets, public facilities
ODISHA
State to recruit thousands of doctors, nurses, paramedics and multipurpose health workers offering them lucrative amount
TELANGANA
Telangana announced the supply of 12 kg of rice to each person having below poverty line (BPL) ration cards, besides a monthly cash transfer of ~1,500 per family for purchasing essentials. Will pay salaries to all outsourced and contract employees
ANDHRA PRADESH
Andhra Pradesh government announced home delivery of essential commodities like rice and 1 kg of tur dal to each family, besides cash transfer of Rs 1,000 per family. And supply of dry-ration at home for students studying in all government schools
KARNATAKA
Ration for all cardholders for the next two months will be delivered in advance Food to be provided to homeless, beggars and daily wage earners with the help of civic bodies
GOA
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the "state finances are under tremendous stress" and has asked industry leaders to contribute to a special bank account set up for the purpose of fighting COVID-19.
KERALA
Announced a Covid-19 package worth ~20,000cr ~3,000 crore sanctioned for rural employment programme