Finance Minister Sitharaman announces additional Rs 23,000 crore for public health

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced eight economic relief measures to help individuals and business amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  • FM announces 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for Covid affected sectors
  • Loan gurantee scheme includes Rs 50,000 crore for health sector
  • Credit Guarantee Scheme for 25 Lakh Persons through Micro Finance Institutions
     
  • ‘Credit guarantee scheme to focus on new lending, not repayment of old ones’
  • FM announces an additional Rs 1.5 lakh crore for Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
  • Relief package for the tourism sector: Financial support to 11,000 registered tourist guides. Loans with 100% govt guaranteed up to Rs 10 lakh for Travel and Tourism stakeholders and up to Rs 1 lakh tourist guides.

Free tourist visa to 5,00,000 tourists. Scheme to be applicable till 31st March, 2022

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