Expected to announce lockdown extension
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Tuesday at 10 am on further plans of the Government to tackle the spread of Covid19 pandemic in the country.
The PM is expected to announce an extension of the 21-day lockdown that ends Tuesday midnight even as several states have gone ahead to close its borders and retained restrictions on movement till the end of the month.
In his fourth address to the country since announcing the March 22 Janata Curfew, the PM may also draw contours of the roadmap of how the Central Government plans to proceed from here.
Already, the government has made some relaxations to service sectors like Agriculture and Marine industry amid suggestions from Minister for Medium and Small Scale Industries to gradually open up some units both to bring back economy on the rails.
Paramount concern of all states and the Centre is to protect the gains of the Lockdown.
A large majority of people across the country are diligently following both stay at home and social distancing policies strongly recommend as a measure to prevent the spread of the virus.
In his interaction with Chief Ministers on Saturday, PM Modi sought suggestions as majority of the State leaders favoured extension of the lockdown to consolidate the advantage till date.