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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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101 | Karnataka | 19-05-2021 | Informal workers | Cash transfer-new | Rs. 2000 for roadside merchants registered with Atma Nirbhar Fund |
2.20 Lakh | One time | Link | |
102 | Karnataka | 19-05-2021 | Informal workers | Cash transfer-new | Rs 2,000 for unorganized workers(Hairdressers, hairdressers, tailors, hawkers, raggers, potters, bait workers, shopkeepers, mechanics, blacksmiths, domestic workers, seamstresses) |
3.04 Lakh | One time | Link | |
103 | Karnataka | 19-05-2021 | Informal workers | Cash transfer-new | Registered BoCW workers to be paid Rs. 3000 |
One time | Link | ||
104 | Karnataka | 19-05-2021 | Informal workers | Cash transfer-new | Auto & Taxi & Maxi Cab Drivers (Licensed & Registered) will be given Rs. 3000 per driver |
2.10 Lakh | One time | Link | |
105 | Karnataka | 19-05-2021 | Informal workers | Cash transfer-new | Loss to fruit and vegetable growers will be limited to a maximum of 1 hectare and assistance will be provided at Rs. 10,000 per hectare. |
69000 | One time | Link | |
106 | Karnataka | 19-05-2021 | Informal workers | Cash transfer-new | Flower growers will be given assistance of Rs. 10,000 per hectare |
20000 | One time | Link | |
107 | Karnataka | 08-05-2021 | General public | Price reductions | Price ceiling of HRCT and digital X-ray of covid patients |
Link | |||
108 | Karnataka | 11-05-2021 | General public | Service | Free food provided through Indira canteens till May 24 |
6 Lakh | Link | ||
109 | Jharkhand | 26-05-2021 | Migrants | Service | Migrants returning to Jharkhand are being provided with the job card while under quarantine |
Link | |||
110 | Andhra Pradesh | 27-05-2021 | General public | Compensation | Criminal charges against those who charge prices higher than those prescribed by the govt |
Link | |||
111 | Andhra Pradesh | 27-04-2021 | Ration cardholders | In-kind transfer-New | 5 kg rice for ration card holders in May and June in addition to the centre\'s allocation |
1.47 crore households | 2 Months | Link | |
112 | Chhattisgarh | 18-06-2021 | Ration cardholders | In-kind transfer-New | Free rice to BPL families from July to November |
2.54 Crore | 5 Months | Link | |
113 | Delhi | 18-05-2021 | Children | Compensation | Rs 2,500 will be provided to children who lost both their parents to the virus. They would also receive free education |
One time | Link | ||
114 | Delhi | 18-05-2021 | Others | Compensation | Ex-gratia amount of Rs 50,000 will be provided to families who have lost members to COVID-19 |
One time | Link | ||
115 | Delhi | 18-05-2021 | Non-rationcardholders | In-kind transfer-New | 10 kg of free ration to nonration card holders as well. No income certificate needed. |
1 Month | Link | ||
116 | Delhi | 18-05-2021 | Ration cardholders | In-kind transfer-New | 10 kg (including Centre\'s 5kg) of free ration for card holders |
72 Lakh | One month | Link | |
117 | Delhi | 05-05-2021 | Informal workers | Cash transfer-new | Rs. 5000 to auto and taxi drivers |
1.56 Lakh | One time | Link | |
118 | Gujarat | 13-05-2021 | Others | Health financing | Mukhyamantri Amrutam (MA) cards and MA- Vatsalya cardholders can avail free COVID-19 treatment up to Rs 50,000 at private hospitals |
80 Lakh households | Link | ||
119 | Gujarat | 12-05-2021 | Front line workers | Compensation | State Govt to pay Rs 25-lakh to kin of crematorium employees in case of on duty death due to coronavirus from April 1, 2020 |
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120 | Gujarat | 13-05-2021 | General public | Healthcare capacity building | Over 15,000 Community Covid Care Centres set up in 14,246 village panchayats in the state in cooperation with villagers |
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