Rajasthan CM Asks FM Should Give Complete Break-up, Details of Economic Package

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday demanded transparency and clarity in the package announced by the Union finance minister.

In the third tranche of the Covid-19 financial bundle, the focal government reported a huge number of measures for agribusiness segment, including a Rs 1.63 lakh crore cost, and alteration to the severe Essential Commodities Act to evacuate oats, eatable oil, oilseeds, heartbeats, onions and potato from its domain.

"It is the third day of FM's announcements about Rs 20 lakh crore rescue package. The first thing the FM should have done was to give a complete break-up of the numbers, figures, details regarding the package. It is important for transparency, clarity and for



understanding the impact," the chief minister said in a tweet.

He said states have not been given any financial assistance even though the entire expenditure on fighting Covid-19, enforcing lockdown, providing support to migrants and labourers, and relief to the poorest had to be borne by the states.

"When the GDP is dipping into deep recession and is predicted to grow at -3 per cent this year, more than 14 crore people have lost jobs , large number of people are living at near starvation level, Govt of India has given a package 90% of which is in the form of bank loans," he said in another tweet.

It is clear that there is nothing for the landless labourers and the urban poor in these packages, he added.