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 : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to make some key announcements today as she addresses the fifth and last press conference on the ₹20 lakh crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier.
To revive the Indian economy hit by the impact of coronavirus, the Modi government has decided to make India 'self-reliant' with a combination of several reforms, fiscal and liquidity measures.
PM Modi has said that the measures and reforms will create many business opportunities and contribute to economic transformation. Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference LIVE Updates: - -Nirmala Sitharaman's presser begins at 11 am.