Free foodgrains to migrants without ration cards is a much needed—but delayed—relief While announcing the ₹20-trillion fiscal stimulus, the prime minister left the details to be announced by the finance minister.
In the second instalment of the stimulus package, the finance minister shifted her focus to the migrants, middle class and farmers.
Similar to the fiscal stimulus announced on Wednesday, which focused on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the announcements made on Thursday were more to do with credit availability and liquidity rather than fiscal transfers from the consolidated fund of India.
As pointed out earlier, much of the fiscal package is monetary policy-related, making credit available to different sectors of the