The Centre made the use of ration cards portable, allowing migrants to use them at any fair price shop in the country Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday offered free foodgrains and affordable housing to migrant workers who have been stranded in cities without jobs or money to sustain themselves during the lockdown.

The measures, part of the ₹20 trillion package to revive the Indian economy, include providing free rice, wheat and gram or chickpea for the next two months; allowing nationwide usage of public distribution system (PDS) ration cards, and an affordable rental housing scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

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