Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to address the nation at 4 pm. PM Modi ‘s address to the nation also comes a day after the government moved to ban 59 apps of Chinese origin. The move to ban the apps is being as linked to the ongoing tensions on the China border where the Indian and Chinese armies remain locked in a standoff.
PM Modi will speak live as India prepares to transition to the second phase of ‘unlocking’ from a countrywide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The second phase, or Unlock 2.0, will come into effect tomorrow.
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"We have more work during and after the rainy season, mainly in the agriculture sector. There is a slight slowness in other sectors. gradually, the atmosphere of festivals starts to build from July. This time of festivals also increases the needs, the expenses also. Keeping all these things in mind, it has been decided that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana should now be extended till Diwali and Chhath Puja, that is, by the end of November," Modi said.
"We are planning to bring 'One Nation One Ration Card'. Now a ration card is also being arranged for the whole of India. The biggest benefit of this will be to those poor colleagues who leave their village and go elsewhere for employment or other needs," announces PM Modi.
Unlock 1 saw some people drop their guard. This is the time we need to be even more careful. Please don’t drop your guard: PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi is now takling about his government's efforts to ensure that the poor are not adversely impacted because of the novel coronavirus lockdown. PM Modi is listing the various schemes announced and measures taken to ensure financial and employment support to the poor.
In comparison to other countries across the globe, India is still in a very stable situation, in the battle against Covid-19. Timely decisions and measures have played a great role: PM Modi
Speaking about the novel coronavirus pandemic, PM Modi said that the flu season is upon the country and so everybody must be extra cautious.
Ahead of Narendra Modi's address to the nation, Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter saying that the coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected the poor, and the working-class citizens. He highlighted that the Narendra Modi-led Centre had multiple times dismissed the Congress' Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) scheme to help the country, saying that the Centre "doesn't have money."
Rahul re-iterated the need for NYAY yojana, urging the Centre to consider the Congress party's suggestions to help fight the pandemic. "Hopefully, the PM will definitely accept these suggestions in the interest of the country," the tweet read.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparations being undertaken for vaccination against COVID-19, as and when a vaccine is available, reports ANI.
Meanwhile, ahead of his 4pm address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired a high-level meeting to review the planning and preparations for vaccination against Covid-19. The meeting looked into strategies that could be employed as and when a vaccine for the novel coronavirus becomes available.
Today's speech will be PM Narendra Modi's sixth address to the nation since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In his first address on March 19, PM Modi announced a voluntary "janta curfew" on March 22.
PM Modi had last addressed the nation on May 12 when he announced a Rs 20-lakh-crore financial package to boost the economy recovering from coronavirus-induced lockdown.