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Prime Minister announces an economic package of Rs 20 lakh crores. New lockdown dates before 18th.

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a massive economic stimulus (package) of Rs 20 lakh crores for the country. This economic package is 10% of the country’s  GDP. This will improve the financial condition of the working class, construction workers, fishermen, farmers, MSME, cottage industries, women, rural folks, middle class and all those who’ve suffered during the lockdown of the last 54 days due to the ongoing pandemic of dreaded Covid 19 contagious disease. The economic package will improve the lot of all the sections and sectors of the society and will also play a significant role in the global supply chain. The prime minister Narendra Modi made this announcement during his address to countrymen today evening at 8.00 PM. He declared that this incredible economic package will work as an important vital chain of a self reliant India campaign as we have to protect and save ourselves from this deadly disease and confidently move ahead to make India strong and viable in the 21st century.

Starting his speech today evening, Prime Minister Modi said that when the first lockdown was announced in India on 24th March there were in merely  519 cases at the pan India level and today after 54 days these cases have enormously multiplied to massive numbers of 75 thousand. More than four months have elapsed and about 42 lakh people have been affected by this deadly virus killing 2.5 lakh population sending shock waves globally added Modi. While extending his  heartfelt condolences prime minister Modi said: One virus has disturbed and destroyed the entire world and today everybody is battling this deadly pandemic to save lives on a massive scale.

Prime minister Narendra Modi said that the finance minister will give the details about the economic package of twenty lakh crores on 13th May which would benefit all the sections of the society and sectors of the country. Expressing his serious concern over the contagious spread of Covid 19 pandemic globally, prime minister Narendra Modi said that we have never seen or heard about such a pathogen earlier. The situation is extremely critical globally. This crisis is infinite with no early end in sight.

Prime minister added that despite so much of prevalent danger, the human beings are not ready to be bogged down. We have to save ourselves courageously and bravely and move ahead. We have to strengthen our determination and win over the deadly disease to become self reliant and fight the challenges strongly and with immense determination. Prime minister Modi said: the 21st century will be ours. Our dream is to achieve a self reliant India. India is committed for global progress, prosperity and peace considering the entire world as a family and earth as the mother. We are of the firm opinion that India will come out safe and confident as a strong power in 21st century. We have a strong commitment to make India strong, viable and self reliant. India’s healthy contribution leads to global progress. Prime minister Modi added : India always believes in global progress and  prosperity. Today the entire world is fighting a massive war against a dreaded pandemic Covid 19, said Modi.

Confident Narendra Modi said that India will fight this dreaded pandemic with courage and determination and move ahead for making India self reliant and a strong power in the 21st century. While speaking on the lockdown 4, prime minister Modi  said that the new lockdown will be of different nature and colour and the announcement would be made before 18th May after acknowledging the suggestions from various states. Meanwhile the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed for allocation of the maximum budget to the poor and the construction workers of the country who’d suffered badly during the lockdown losing their jobs and everything.

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Sunil Negi

Sunil Negi is a senior journalist and president of Uttarakhand Journalists Forum ( Regd). He usually writes on socio political subjects and have been contributing articles in print media for the last several years. Mr. Sunil Negi had been felicitated by All India Achievers conference's Pride of India and excellence awards apart from several other recognitions. He has translated a book on ecological disaster of Uttarakhand of June 2013 and edited and published two editions of Uttaranchal's Who's Who.

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