Centre's COVID-19 economic package has nothing for poor, hungry migrant workers: Chidambaram

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 13 2020 | 7:10 PM IST

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the Centre's COVID-19 economic stimulus package had nothing for lakhs of poor and hungry migrant workers who have been walking to their homes, and expressed disappointment with the finance minister's announcements.

Addressing a press conference through video conferencing, Chidambaram said the Centre has announced Rs 3 lakh crore of collateral-free loans for small businesses, but where is the remaining Rs 16.4 lakh crore?
Chidambaram said the first thing the government needs to do is to put money in the hands of the 13-crore families in the bottom of the population that will cost the government only

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First Published: May 13 2020 | 7:10 PM IST

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