Addressing the nation five days prior the 3.0 lockdown comes to an end on May 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the nation today. He announced the special economic package of Rs 20 lakh crores to aid the coronavirus crisis.

The package is said to be nearly 10 percent of India’s GDP.the PM said that the package will help Labourers, farmers and small businesses.

He emphasized on the importance of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ of the country that is the five pillars of India’s self reliance, economy, infrastructure, system, demography and demand.

He requested all the citizens to endorse local products.

The package will focus on land, labour, liquidity and law; it will help small business, labourers, farmers. It will focus on the well-being of migrant workers too

PM modi emphasised on to strictly follow the guidelines in order to fight the virus.

This comes after PM’s virtual interaction with the country’s chief ministers on the COVID-19 situation.