PM Modi to chair Council of Minister meet tomorrow
His meeting comes two days after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several economic measures to revive the economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
FollowPM Narendra Modi will chair the Council of Ministers meet tomorrow, news agency ANI reported. His meeting comes two days after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several economic measures to revive the economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded the measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday and said that the new measures will help stimulate economic activities, boost production and exports and generate employment.
In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Modi said, "Measures announced by FM @nsitharaman today will enhance public health facilities, especially in under-served areas, boost private investment in medical infrastructure and augment critical human resources. Special focus is on strengthening healthcare facilities for our children."
"Importance has been given to helping our farmers. Multiple initiatives have been announced which reduce their costs, increase their incomes and support greater resilience and sustainability of agricultural activities," the Prime Minister said.
"Further support has been announced for our small entrepreneurs and self-employed persons, to enable them to sustain their business activities but and expand them further. Several initiatives, including financial assistance, are being taken to help those linked with tourism," he tweeted.
"The measures will help to stimulate economic activities, boost production and exports and generate employment. Result linked Power Distribution Scheme and streamlined processes for PPP projects and Asset Monetisation demonstrates our Government's continuing commitment to reforms," he added.
The Union Council of Ministers is headed by the Prime Minister and includes the Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State (MoS) with the ones being given independent charge.
Earlier, amid buzz of an imminent reshuffle in the Union Cabinet, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and Union Cabinet meetings were held on June 16.
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