Why no transparency in COVID-19 foreign aid data? Rahul Gandhi asks Centre
ANI / Updated: May 5, 2021, 19:07 IST
Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Hinting that the Government of India is hiding data regarding foreign aid received during the unprecedented surge in
COVID-19 cases in the country,
Congress MP
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked why there is no transparency regarding the medical supplies sent from across the world. Questions about Covid foreign aid: What all supplies has India received? Where are they? Who is benefiting from them? How are they allocated to states? Why no transparency? Any answers, GOI? the former Congress president tweeted.
Covid-hit 2020 saw 230 million Indians slip below minimum income threshold: Report
With the way deadlier second wave having hit the country harder, the report suggested Rs 5.5 lakh crore additional spending by the Indian government
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Casual daily wage labourers witnessed a 13% monthly drop in income from Rs 9135 a month in 2019 to Rs 7965 per month in 2020. (Photo | Pexels)
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BENGALURU: 230 million people in India slipped below the national minimum wage threshold (Rs 375 per day as recommended by the Anoop Satpathy committee) in Covid-hit 2020, a report released by the Azim Premji University on Wednesday stated.
This corresponds to an increase in income poverty rate by 15% points in rural and nearly 20% points in urban areas, as per the report. The survey said that over an eight-month period (March-October 2020), an average household in the bottom 10% of the income group lost Rs 15700, or just over two months of income.
Rahul Gandhi had repeatedly criticised handling of pandemic by Central government, PM Modi
New Delhi:
Hinting that the Government of India is hiding data regarding foreign aid received during the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked why there is no transparency regarding the medical supplies sent from across the world. Questions about Covid foreign aid: What all supplies has India received? Where are they? Who is benefiting from them? How are they allocated to states? Why no transparency? Any answers, GOI? the former Congress president tweeted.
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Why no transparency: Rahul Gandhi asks govt on foreign Covid-19 aid
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The Congress has been seeking transparency on Covid relief received from abroad and has asked the government to make public details about what has been received from where and how it has been used.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday raised questions of transparency in foreign aid received by India in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and demanded answers from the government. Questions about Covid foreign aid: What all supplies has India received? Where are they? Who is benefitting from them? How are they allocated to states? Why no transparency? Any answers, GOI, he asked in a tweet.