New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with Chief Ministers via video conferencing to discuss the situation emerging post Unlock 1.0 and plan ahead for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
This was the sixth such interaction of the Prime Minister with the Chief Ministers, the earlier ones had been held on 20th March, 2nd April, 11th April, 27th April, and 11th May.
The Prime Minister said that the economy is returning on track of normalisation after two weeks of the first phase of nationwide unlock.
Modi emphasized the need to focus on both life and livelihood, boosting health infrastructure, testing and tracing as well as increasing economic activity.
He said, due to recent efforts, several green shoots in economy are now visible, which are encouraging us to forge ahead.
He appealed to the Chief Ministers to turn crisis into opportunity.
He said, the views and the experiences of all states and Union Territories will be discussed to strategize future roadmap of nation’s fight against the global pandemic.
Prime Minister will interact with another 15 States and Union Territories – Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu And Kashmir, and Telangana tomorrow.