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.
PM's message: Use covid-19 crisis to Make In India, attract firms exiting China
NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah had said all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) canteens will now sell only indigenous products, starting 1 June.
Shah’s announcement came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a ₹20 trillion stimulus package for the economy hit by the most stringent lockdown in the world.
With these canteens mandated to sell only India-made products, the money earned, which according to estimates is about ₹2,800 crore annually, is expected to be mopped up by the Indian industry.
Modi’s speech on Tuesday had two essential themes – 'self reliance' and 'opportunity'. He said self-reliance needs to be achieved by boosting domestic consumption of locally-manufactured products that would in turn strengthen the domestic
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