PMJJBY has provided support to 6.64 lakh families receiving ₹ 13,290 crore worth of claims. Similarly, under the PMSBY scheme, the finance minister said that over 1.15 lakh families benefitted by claiming ₹2,302 crores.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Thursday announced that the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) would extend benefits of its health insurance cover to all casual and contractual workers at municipal bodies. Various municipal bodies in different States and Union Territories employ a large number of casual and contractual workers. Since they are not regular employees of municipal corporations and municipal councils, these workers remain out of the social security net. To address the issue, the ministry has decided to extend coverage under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act) to all casual and contractual workers working at the municipal bodies in the country, it said in a statement.
Read more about Covid-19: Govt announces additional benefits under EPFO, ESIC schemes on Business Standard. The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Sunday announced additional benefits for workers through social securities schemes run by the EPFO and the ESIC amid the Covid-19 pandemic
The Centre on Tuesday said 28 states and Union territories have started lifting additional foodgrains meant for free distribution to 80 crore beneficiaries for two months under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY). PMGKAY has been reintroduced for two months May and June to ameliorate the hardships faced by the poor and needy due to various disruptions caused by the resurgence of COVID-19 in the country, it said. Under the PMGKAY, additional foodgrains are provided free of cost via ration shops to 80 crore beneficiaries registered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). In a statement, the Food Ministry said that the state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) has already positioned sufficient foodgrains in all states and UTs for the successful implementation of the scheme.