Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds the first round of meeting with chief ministers on Tuesday to assess the current situation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The chief minister of union territories, northeast states, hill states like Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and opposition-ruled states including Punjab, Jharkhand, Kerala and Chhattisgarh will meet Modi today. "Timely decision have helped India to contain COVID-19 spread," said Modi while interacting with the chief ministers. It was the sixth round of meeting that Modi would hold with chief ministers ever since the pandemic started. The first meeting was held on 20 March.
"With the steps taken in the last few weeks, green shoots are now visible in the economy," Prime Minister added.
"We have to always keep in mind that the more we can stop the coronavirus, the more it will stop growing, the more our economy will open up, our offices will open, the markets will open, the means of transport will open, and so will new employment opportunities," Modi said in his inaugural statement during the sixth video conference.
The coronavirus cases in India inched towards 3.45 lakh, according to the data released by ministry of home and family affairs.
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PM asks states to follow Punjab's Covid containment strategy
Appreciating Punjab's Covid micro-containment and house-to-house surveillance strategy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked all other states to adopt the model, which was helping Punjab successfully control the spread of the pandemic to a significant extent.
Intervening as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was describing the state's model to combat Covid, Modi suggested that all states should follow the same strategic approach to effectively counter the pandemic.
Work closely with states to mitigate COVID impact on economy, Punjab CM urges Modi
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday requested the Centre to work closely with states to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy while stressing that the lockdown to limit the spread of the infection can’t continue indefinitely.
PM observed that timely decisions taken to combat the pandemic have been effective in containing COVID19 spread in the country. When we look back, people will remember that we have presented an example for cooperative federalism to the world, he said: PM's Office
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan also took part in the interaction held today between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers of states and union territories, via video conference.
Uttarakhand has done a lot of work in the direction of Atmanirbhar Bharat: Rawat
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat says: "It has been few days, but Uttarakhand has done a lot of work in the direction of Atmanirbhar Bharat. We have injected more than ₹300 crore projects. The industry which came to halt due to COVID19 has now resumed
