So far, 12 states have implemented ease of doing business reforms and have got additional borrowing permission of Rs 28,183 crore

So far, the facility has been enabled in 32 states/UTs covering nearly 69 crore beneficiaries, almost 86% of NFSA population of the country, Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Danve Raosaheb Dadarao said in a written question to the Lok Sabha

Madhya Pradesh is leading the states in power sector reforms with the initiation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme

Scheme was started by Centre in May under which it decided to link grant of additional borrowing permissions to states undertaking the ease of doing business reforms

On successfully undertaking the ULBs reforms, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have been granted permission to mobilise additional financial resources to the tune of Rs 4,898 crore through open market borrowings

As part of citizen-centric reforms, 10 states have implemented one nation one ration card system; 5 states have done ease of doing business reforms; and two states carried out local body reforms so far

States to get additional borrowing permission on completion of reforms; they will also get additional financial assistance for capital expenditure

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Andhra Pradesh has became the first state in the country to successfully undertake ease of doing business reforms and has thus become eligible to raise an additional amount of Rs 2,525 crore through open market borrowings

Five states allowed to borrow Rs 9,913 crore on meeting reform targets Centre has allowed five states to raise additional funds to the tune of Rs 9,913 crore through open market borrowings (OMB). The Department of Expenditure has allowed Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Karnataka and Tripura to procure financial resources after they \"successfully met the reform condition of implementation of One Nation One Ration Card System,\" Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Thursday. Harley D...

Out of these five states, Andhra Pradesh has been allowed to borrow Rs 2,525 crore, Telangana Rs 2,508 crore, Karnataka Rs 4,509 crore, Goa Rs 223 crore, and Tripura Rs 148 crore

The Union government had launched the PM SVANidhi scheme on June 1 to help poor street vendors impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic resume livelihood activities

Modi last month had announced that PMGKAY will be extended till November-end. Extension of the scheme for another 5 months will cost the government Rs 90,000 crore, PM Modi had also said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation, on Tuesday said that the government is going to bring 'One Nation, One Ration Card' to ensure fair price food distribution for migrants workers and their families

This migrant labour support allocation translates to Rs 437 per capita (Rs 3500/8) for a 2-month period for the most vulnerable segment of society. In other words, the support is equivalent to 2 days of MNREGA daily wages (around Rs 200 per day) for a 2-month period

The most important component of the government's initiatives and recurring theme across most tranches of stimulus announcements was the thrust towards promoting private businesses by easing regulations and drafting new ones

By August 2020, 67 crore beneficiaries in 23 states, which is 83 per cent of all the PDS population, will get covered by this 'One Nation, One Ration Card', FM Sitharaman said

Coronavirus Outbreak India and Lockdown News Updates: While Madhya Pradesh reported its first COVID-19 death, Delhi reported 5 new cases, Kerala reported 9, and Karnataka reported 10 within the past 24 hours

In a pre-Budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman BKS chief Ajay Jhakar said their suggestions were aimed at augmenting resources and interventions that will lead to structural changes to improve livelihoods of rural communities

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