India continues its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with a nation-wide lockdown. PM Narendra Modi, in his typical style, came on national TV at 8 PM on 12th May and announced his “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India) plans to tackle with the slowdown and prepare India for future growth.
PM Modi announced that an economic package of ₹20 lakh crore (10% of GDP) will be issued and that finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman would be announcing the details of the package over the next 5 days.
PM Announcement
Date: Wed, 13th May 2020
Focus Area: Business & MSMEs
FM Presentation (Day 1)
Date: Thu, 14th May 2020
Focus Area: Poor & Migrants
FM Presentation (Day 2)
Date: Fri, 15th May 2020
Focus Area: Agriculture
FM Presentation (Day 3)
Date: Sat, 16th May 2020
Focus Area: Privatization
FM Presentation (Day 4)
Date: Sun, 17th May 2020
Focus Area: Policy Reforms
FM Presentation (Day 5)