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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while announcing the coronavirus lockdown extension till 3rd May across India, also proposed rewards for the states for their proactive containment of the coronavirus spread.
Modi also announced that govt will closely monitor the execution of the covid-19 lockdown. PM Modi, addressing the nation on the last day of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, said, "Till 20th April, all districts, localities, states will be closely monitored, as to how strictly they are implementing norms.
States which will not let hotspots increase, they could be allowed to let some important activities resume, but with certain conditions," PM Modi said.