The central government has dismissed a claim on social media that it has started a scheme named Rashtriya Sikshit Berojgar Yojana to provide a relief package of ₹50,000 to all ration card holders.
In a tweet, Press Information Bureau clarified that no such scheme has been launched by the government. To help the poor affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, the Narendra Modi government on March 26 announced a relief package worth ₹1.7 lakh crore .
A website called "rsby.org" claimed that the Centre will provide financial aid of ₹50,000 to ration card holders under a scheme called 'Rashtriya Shikshit Berojgar Yojana'.
The website claimed that the scheme was only for the first 40,000 applicants and the money will be transferred online. The website
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