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Overall, since 2018, when the scheme was launched, the Government printed EBs worth Rs 35,660 crore — 33,000 bonds of Rs one crore face value each and 26,600 bonds of Rs 10 lakh face value each.
India has a large underweight population with TB – and the Covid-19 crisis is only making it worse The country needs to fast track direct benefit transfer payments and clear the backlog to ensure tuberculosis patients are not left in a lurch. Undernutrition continues to challenge TB patients, both while treatment and after. | Arun Sankar/AFP When India announced a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, a concern was echoed throughout the country: how will those who need to step out to earn money every day, sustain themselves? As Covid-19 grips the headlines, we often...