Second stimulus could be for small shop-owners, businessmen

The government has finally identified the 'non-salaried middle class and small businesses' as the target audience for the second round of stimulus, a report by Indian Express mentioned.

In mid-May, Sitharaman had announced five tranches of the Atmanirbhar package, adding up to an economic package of ₹20 lakh crore. Much of it was liquidity support.

The non-salaried urban and rural people, who are not abject poor, and do not have an assured income, are the ones who have been left out in the previous packages, the report said quoting a government official. These are the small businessmen and shop owners.

The government has zeroed in on the target audience but is still working out the timing and the quantum.