The Reserve Bank increased the repo rate on Wednesday and after a few hours the government increased the support price of Kharif crops.
Modi appealed to protesting farmers to call off their agitation against these reform measures and return home as he called for a new beginning
Appeals to India Inc to ramp up manufacturing capacities and create jobs
States are being asked to maintain a buffer stock for drugs used in management of COVID-19 and mucormycosis at the district level
US sending Remdesivir and other drugs that are able to deal with Covid-19
PM also said that states must act against hoarding of oxygen and directed officials to ensure that the oxygen supply to states happens in a smooth man
Modi said the private sector will play an even more active role in the vaccination drive in the coming days
Modi said it is because of the efforts of the pharma industry that today India is identified as ‘pharmacy of world’
Decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Modi
Prime Minister said India tried to protect its 1.3 billion nationals from COVID-19, and, at the same time, tried to support pandemic response efforts