Finance Minister outlines various measures taken by government to respond to COVID-19

29 Jul 2020 Evaluate

Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has appreciated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) efforts for fast tracking financial assistance of about $10 billion to its member countries including India to combat COVID-19 pandemic.

In the meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Sitharaman also mentioned about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative of creating a COVID-19 Emergency Fund for SAARC Nations and India’s efforts in supplying critical medical health kits to tackle the COVID-19, and now supporting global efforts of COVID-19 vaccine trials.

Further, Finance Minister outlined various measures taken by the Government of India to respond to the COVID-19, including the $23 billion Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKP) and $295 billion Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP), which aim at protecting all sectors and sections of the economy.

 

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