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.
Lockdown to be partially lifted from 20 April, but conditions apply
New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Wednesday said select public activities would be allowed across states from 20 April.
This comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced continuation of the national lockdown till 3 May. A fresh set of guidelines, issued by the ministry on Wednesday, stated “these activities will be operationalised based on strict compliance to existing lockdown guidelines".
States would be required to ensure that all precautions with regard to social distancing are followed. The ministry said in case a new area is added to the list of containment zones in the country, the relaxed guidelines would be suspended in that area until it turns covid-19 free.
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