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.
NEW DELHI : Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension of the lockdown to 3 May, the Union home ministry stated that the ongoing lockdown measures would continue.
The ministry has been intervening to keep the supply-chain route clear and ensure a smooth supply of essential commodities. "Lockdown measures for containment of covid-19 pandemic in the country will continue to remain in force up to May 3, 2020," the Union home ministry said.
The centre has also issued directions to all the Ministrie and Departments of the Centre, state and union territories "that the lockdown measures stipulated in the Consolidated Guidelines of MHA, for containment of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, will continue to remain in force up to