Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the last tranche of her Covid-19 relief measures| Photo: PIB
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the Rs 20 trillion economic stimulus package to deal with the fallout of Covid-19 includes Rs 8.01 trillion of liquidity measures announced by the Reserve Bank since March.
The stimulus totals to Rs 20.97 trillion, she said, adding this also comprises the Rs 1.92 trillion package of free foodgrain and cooking gas to poor and cash to some sections announced in March, news agency PTI reported.
The five part stimulus package announced beginning May 13 comprised Rs 5.94 trillion in the first tranche that provided credit line to small businesses and support to shadow banks and electricity distribution companies.