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 : A detailed economic package, transportation of migrant labourers, more testing in states, and steps to exit the lockdown gradually were among key issues discussed at a meeting of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
The Centre should tap experts in NITI Aayog to frame a plan for a phased exit from the lockdown which is scheduled to end on 3 May, the chief ministers said at the meeting held through video conferencing.
They also told Modi that there should be efforts to allow some economic activity in green zones while steps are taken to curb the spread of coronavirus in red and orange zones.