Rs 1,610-cr Relief Aid For Lockdown-Hit Sectors In K’taka

To bring quick relief to farmers, flower growers, washermen, barbers, auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers — some of the worst-affected by the COVID-19 induced lockdown, the Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a Rs 1,610-crore package to diverse sectors of the economy across the southern state.

“The state government will provide Rs 1,610-crore compensation/benefit to the people who are in distress due to the lockdown since March 25 and extended till May 17 to contain the coronavirus pandemic spread,” Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa told reporters here.