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Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced economic relief measures.
Finance minister Sitharaman announced a new ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana’ to incentivize job creation.
Beneficiaries under the new scheme include any new employee joining employment in EPFO registered establishments on monthly wages less than Rs 15,000.
Rs 1.46 lakh crore boost manufacturing sector with production-linked incentive for 10 sectors such as mobile manufacturing, electronic components and pharma.
Rs 18,000 crore additional outlay for PM Awaas Yojana (PMAY-Urban). This will help 12 lakh houses to be grounded and 18 lakhs to be completed.
extending support to the agriculture sector, Rs 65,000 crore has been provided for subsidised fertilizers.