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Punjab seeks over Rs 80,000 cr Covid-19 aid from govt to secure livelihoods

CM Amarinder Singh in a memorandum to PM Modi pointed towards a 'large-scale devastation and distress' caused to the state due to the Covid-19 pandemic

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Additionally, all central schemes should be 100 per cent funded by the Centre in 2020-21, the CM urged.

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 15 2020 | 7:18 PM IST

Stressing that the coronavirus challenge is likely to stay for long, the Punjab government sought a fiscal aid of over Rs 80,000 crore from the Centre to save lives and secure livelihoods.

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed towards a 'large-scale devastation and distress' caused to the state due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Centre's urgent intervention was needed to avert any major socio-economic upheaval in the coming future, as also to assure our next generations of safe living and security of livelihood, said the CM demanding an aid of Rs 80,845 crore.

Topics : Coronavirus Captain Amarinder Singh Narendra Modi Punjab Government

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