{"id":532,"date":"2020-05-13T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kisansabha.in\/?p=532"},"modified":"2020-05-29T09:16:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T09:16:26","slug":"modi-announces-rs-20-lakh-crore-package-to-revive-economy-and-a-new-look-lockdown-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kisansabha.in\/index.php\/2020\/05\/13\/modi-announces-rs-20-lakh-crore-package-to-revive-economy-and-a-new-look-lockdown-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Modi announces Rs 20-lakh crore package to revive economy and a \u2018new look\u2019 lockdown 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PM Modi said the package would be part of a movement for self-reliant India, and said rules for the new lockdown would be drawn up after consulting with states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2c7ipcroan06u.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Modi-speech-696x392.jpg\" alt=\"Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation Tuesday | Photo: ANI\" width=\"469\" height=\"263\" title=\"Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation Tuesday | Photo: ANI\"\/><figcaption>File photo | Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation Tuesday\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Delhi:&nbsp;<\/strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that a \u201cnew lockdown\u201d will continue beyond the end of the current phase on 17 May, but that the government will provide a massive special economic package to revive the economy that has been battered by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total cost of the package will be Rs 20 lakh crore. The PM said it would be named \u2018Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan\u2019 (literally, self-reliant India campaign).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modi said the fiscal package, which will benefit labourers, farmers, honest tax payers, MSMEs and cottage industries, equals to 10 per cent of India\u2019s GDP. This will be the fifth largest package announced by any country to tide over the economic impact of the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe package will have emphasis on land, labour, liquidity and laws, and will pave the way for a self-reliant India,\u201d PM Modi said, adding that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce the contours of the package starting Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis package is for that worker in the country, that farmer, who is working hard day and night; for the Indian middle class, for the industry which is committed to make India stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>source: Theprint<br>Link:<a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/modi-announces-rs-20-lakh-crore-package-to-revive-economy-and-a-new-look-lockdown-4\/420036\/\">https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/modi-announces-rs-20-lakh-crore-package-to-revive-economy-and-a-new-look-lockdown-4\/420036\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Modi said the package would be part of a movement for self-reliant India, and said rules for the new lockdown would be drawn up after consulting with states. 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