Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa-led Karnataka authorities on Wednesday introduced an estimated Rs 1,610 crore reduction bundle for individuals who misplaced their earnings in the course of the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. It additionally introduced a hike in excise responsibility on liquor by 11 per cent, which is along with the 6 per cent hike introduced within the state price range.
Amid the lockdown, a number of distressed flower growers have destroyed their manufacturing because of the lack of demand. The authorities has estimated that farmers cultivated flowers in about 11,687 hectares and has determined to announce compensation of Rs 25, 000 per hectare restricted to the utmost extent of 1 hectare for the flower growers who’ve suffered crop loss.
Moreover, the BJP-led state authorities has determined to announce a reduction bundle for farmers who offers with greens and fruits, quickly.
Not solely this, the federal government has additionally introduced compensation for self-employed like barbers and washer males (dhobis) each in city and rural areas. The authorities has determined to offer one time compensation of Rs 5,000 every to learn about 60,000 washer males and about 2, 30,000 barbers.
Over 7 lakh auto rickshaw and taxi drivers, who misplaced their incomes as a consequence of lockdown in place, will get one time compensation of Rs 5,000 every.
Meanwhile, MSMEs have additionally suffered big manufacturing losses because of the lockdown. In order to assist it, the federal government has determined to return to waive month-to-month fastened expenses of electrical energy payments of MSMEs for 2 consecutive months. Moreover, cost of fastened expenses within the electrical energy payments of the big industries shall be deferred with out penalty and curiosity for a interval of two months.
In a giant respite to electrical energy customers of all classes, the federal government has introduced incentive and concessions to the patron who pays the payments in stipulated time. As per the federal government, there shall be discount within the curiosity on the quantity for the delayed cost. Incentive shall be supplied to the customers who pays the payments prematurely and alternative shall be supplied for the cost of steadiness invoice quantity in installments.
The electrical energy connection is not going to be disconnected till June 30, 2020 for the customers who haven’t paid the steadiness quantity of the invoice.
Yediyurappa authorities has already introduced Rs 109 crore ‘Weavers Loan Waiver’ scheme. Of which Rs 29 crore has been launched throughout 2019-20. Remaining quantity of Rs 80 crore shall be launched instantly, Yediyurappa mentioned, including that this may also assist weavers to get contemporary loans to proceed their work. The reimbursement profit shall be supplied for the weavers who’ve repaid their mortgage quantity between 01-01-2019 to 31-03-2019.
Under ‘Weaver Samman Yojana’ (Nekarara Sammana Yojane) scheme, the state authorities will deposit Rs 2,000 on to the checking account of every handloom weaver via DBT. This scheme is predicted to learn about 54,000 handloom weavers in Karnataka.
“There are 15.80 lakh registered building workers in the state. For them, the government has already transferred Rs 2,000 each to the bank account of 11.80 lakh building workers through DBT,” he mentioned, including motion has already been initiated to switch Rs 2,000 to the accounts of the remaining four lakh development staff quickly after verifying beneficiaries. The state authorities has additionally determined to switch further quantity of Rs 3,000 every to those constructing staff.
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