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Modi’s address on economic package and lockdown 4.0 draws 193 mln TV viewers

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation this week on the ₹20 trillion stimulus package and the extension of the covid-19 lockdown drew 193 million viewers across 197 television channels, according to data from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).

On Tuesday, Modi announced an aggressive bailout package aimed at softening the devastating impact of the coronavirus lockdown that has rendered millions jobless and pushed thousands of businesses to the brink of bankruptcy.

The fiscal package, comprising about 10% of India’s gross domestic product also aims to build a self-reliant India. Details of the package were being announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman starting Wednesday.

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