Head-fixed Income

Jan 30, 2025 | goodreturns.in | Murthy Nagarajan |Motilal Oswal |Head-fixed Income

Planning India has increased its spending on social welfare and cash transfers to address the vulnerability of the population affected during COVID-19. Free food grains are now provided to 80 crore people, which is more than 50 percent of the population. Additionally, the central and state governments have started cash transfers to women under different schemes like Ladli Behan Yojana, which will cost the state exchequer.