In-depth: The announcements made by the Finance Minister

New Delhi, May 14: The focus of the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman today was on the migrants, farmers and poor.

Today's initiative focused on migrant workers, street vendors, small traders, self-employed people, small farmers. Among the 9 measures -- 3 were related to migrant workers, 1 for street vendors, small traders, self-employed people, 2 on small farmers and 1 on housing.

Lets us take a look at the announcements in-depth:

Direct support to farmers

Direct Support to Farmers & Rural Economy provided post COVID19

Liquidity support for farmers

Liquidity Support to Farmers & Rural Economy provided post COVID19

Support for migrants

AatmaNirbharBharatPackage provides support for Migrants & Urban Poor

Labour codes

'Government Committed to the welfare of Workers'

More on labour codes

labour codes- Benefits of workers

Benefits for workers

Labour code: Benefits for workers

Mudra-Shishi loans

Relief of Rs 1500 cr to MUDRA-Shishu loanees

Affordable rental housing

Migrant Workers / Urban Poor to have Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC)

Free food grains

Free Food grain supply to Migrants for 2 months

One nation one ration card

'One Nation One Ration Card' by March 2021

For the street vendors

Rs 5000 cr Special Credit Facility for Street Vendors;

Housing sector

Government to extend the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme CLSS up to March 2021; 2.5 lakhs middle income families to benefit during 2020-21

Campa funds:

Rs 6000 crores to be approved shortly under CAMPA Funds

Capital funding for farmers

Rs 30,000 crores Additional Emergency Working Capital Funding through NABARD

Concessional credit

Rs 2 lakh crore Concessional credit boost to 2.5 crore farmers through Kisan Credit Cards