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.
Covid-19: All eyes on stimulus package as PM Modi extends lockdown till 3 May
With forecasters slashing India’s FY21 growth estimates amid soaring joblessness, a calibrated exit from lockdown and fiscal stimulus is the only hope NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended sweeping nationwide curbs till 3 May to control the coronavirus outbreak, amid growing demand that the government swiftly announce a stimulus package to cushion the devastating economic impact of the lockdown on companies and people.
The government is also considering the benefits of partially resuming economic activity, including opening up certain sectors starting 20 April, to ease the hardships of daily wagers, farmers and small businesses.
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