‘4 tranches’ worth around ~4L crore’
NEW DELHI: Till Saturday evening, the government had announced ~18.8 lakh crore of the ~20 lakh crore stimulus package promised by Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday. But experts say that the actual fiscal cost of the package so far is ~1.47 lakh crore to ~4 lakh crore.
NEW DELHI: The economic measures announced by his government on Saturday will create many business opportunities and contribute to economic transformation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.
Taking to Twitter, the prime minister said important sectors such as coal, minerals, defence, aviation, space and atomic energy have been covered in the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
Sitharaman on Saturday announced the fourth tranche of an overall package of ~20 lakh crore to deal with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In bold reforms aimed at boosting sagging economy, the government announced an easing of limits on foreign direct investment in defence manufacturing, privatisation of six more airports, opening up of more air space and allowing private sector in commercial coal mining.
“The measures and reforms announced will create many business opportunities and contribute to economic transformation,” Modi said.
On Tuesday, the PM had introduced new financial incentives after the previous packages for a combined stimulus of ~20 lakh crore to boost the economy hit by coronavirus lockdown.