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S.No | State | Date of announcement | Beneficiary | Type of benefit | Benefit | Target Population | Duration | Date of benefit renewal | Source |
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1 | Tamil Nadu | 22-07-2021 | Children | Cash transfer-new | INR 33.7 crore sanctioned for children who lost one or both parents |
1045 | One-time | Link | |
2 | Rajasthan | 15-07-2021 | General public | Healthcare capacity building | 50 percent rebate in premium amount approved on land conversion for medical facilities to encourage the public and private sectors to build medical facilities |
Link | |||
3 | Kerala | 26-07-2021 | Others | The fees for markets, gates, jangars and bus stands under the control of local governments and development authorities, that have been forced to stay shut due to Covid, will be reduced proportionately |
One-time | Link | |||
4 | Kerala | 15-07-2021 | Front line workers | License fee would be waived for the dependents of ration traders who died of Covid19 |
one-time | Link | |||
5 | Haryana | 13-07-2021 | General public | Government has decided to provide financial relief to the people of the State by giving an exemption of 25% on property tax for the year 2021-22. Apart from this, a 10% discount has also been given for this year till 30th September, 2021 |
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6 | Delhi | 12-07-2021 | BoCW workers | Service | Special camp held for welfare board-registered construction workers who didn\'t get Covid relief of Rs 5000 due to incorrect or insufficient bank details |
Link | |||
7 | Assam | 17-07-2021 | Others | Compensation | Financial assistance of Rs 10,000 to Covid-affected cottage industries, small traders and artisans |
One-time | Link | ||
8 | Assam | 17-07-2021 | Others | Compensation | Financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to families of those who have succumbed to Covid-19. |
One-time | Link | ||
9 | West Bengal | 08-07-2021 | General public | Tax exemption on motor vehicle tax and additional exemption till December 2021. |
6 months | Link | |||
10 | Uttar Pradesh | 23-06-2021 | Others | Online Swarozgar Sangam launched aimed at rebuilding the MSME sector to counter the devastation wreaked by the Covid pandemic on MSME sector. A loan of Rs. 2502.58 crore was dispensed. |
31542 MSMEs | One-time | Link | ||
11 | Tamil Nadu | 04-07-2021 | Front line workers | Compensation | Compensation for deceased journalists increased from Rupees 5 lakhs to rupees 10 lakhs. |
Link | |||
12 | Tamil Nadu | 04-07-2021 | Front line workers | Cash transfer-new | Incentives to newspaper, visual and audio media journalists increased from 3000 to 5000 rupees. |
5048 | One-time | Link | |
13 | Rajasthan | 07-07-2021 | General public | Healthcare capacity building | 50 primary health centres will be converted to community health centres. |
Link | |||
14 | Punjab | 20-05-2021 | Covid patients | In-kind transfer-New | Food ration kits provided to underprivileged COVID-19 patients |
20,000 kits | one-time | Link | |
15 | Mizoram | 30-05-2021 | Others | Cash transfer-new | An amount of Rs 10,00,000/- was released to provide immediate relief to families affected by the on-going lockdown enforced in the state within Serchhip District due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
1083 Households | One-time | Link | |
16 | Kerala | 12-07-2021 | Others | Service | Employment Guarantee Scheme will provide employment to senior citizens above 75 years of age who have been excluded from employment in the wake of the Covid threat. |
one-time | Link | ||
17 | Kerala | 12-07-2021 | Women | Service | \'\'Mathrukavacham\' to be launched to provide Covid vaccine to pregnant women across the state. All pregnant women will be registered for vaccination with the help of ASHA workers at the ward level. |
Link | |||
18 | Kerala | 08-07-2021 | Front line workers | Service | The government to provide life insurance cover of Rs 7.5 lakh to ration traders and salesmen in the state. |
28398 | one-time | Link | |
19 | Kerala | 07-07-2021 | Others | Service | Steps will be taken to include educated youth in the Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme to ensure income for unemployed youth in the context of Covid 19. |
Link | |||
20 | Goa | 04-06-2021 | Ration cardholders | In-kind transfer-New | 10 kgs free rice per person under PMGKAY |
1,42,925 ration card holders | May and June, 2021 | Link |
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