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PM Narendra Modi In his 65th ‘Mann ki Baat’ address, on 31st May, said that the pursuit of Atmanirbhar Bharat, or self-reliant India, will take the country to new heights in this decade. Modi indicated the need to restrict import of goods that can be manufactured in the country, which is also known as import substitution. The PM spoke of the need to offer a “new paradigm” to offer jobs and self-employment opportunities to millions of migrant workers who have headed home to their towns and villages by setting up cottage and small scale industries. Modi said a national migrant commission could soon be set up while skill mapping of migrant workers is being done, including by private start-ups.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (12th May 2020) announced a Rs 20-trillion economic package to “make India self-reliant” and ready to "own the twentieth century". "The economic package will focus on land, labour, liquidity, and law. It will help small businesses, migrants, farmers," said Modi in a televised address to the nation. The package is aimed at undoing the devastating impact of the nationwide lockdown, first enforced on March 24 to contain the spread of coronavirus. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce details of the special economic package, close in value to 10 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), in the next few days.

Today ( Thursday 19th March) Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a national broadcast asked people to sacrifice "their some weeks and time" as coronavirus has no cure yet, the only way to stay safe is to stay indoors. "I request all people in the country to get out of the house only when it is extremely necessary, try and do all work from home," he said. He made a fervent appeal to all Indians to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid getting infected by coronavirus, saying the world has never seen a danger as grave as this. A Covid-19 task force has also been set up under the finance minister to tackle the pandemic. He called for 'Janta curfew' on March 22 from 7 am-9 pm, saying no citizen, barring those in essential services, should get out of the house.