Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
₹20 tn package for nation's 'self-reliance': 10 points
In his latest address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon a lot of things affecting the country during the pandemic.
However, the biggest announcement of all is a mega economic relief package amounting to ₹20 lakh crore. PM gave a clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) during the crisis and he said the package will help achieving that.
Here are the ten things to know about the mega package: 1) This economic relief package will amount to 10% of country's GDP, said Modi.
2) "Special economic package is for our labourers, farmers, honest taxpayers, MSMEs and cottage industry," said Modi. "This economic package is for that laborer of the country, for that farmer of the country who is working day and
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