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PM Modi to hold meeting with CMs of all states on June 16-17

PM Modi to hold meeting with CMs of all states on June 16-17

PM Modi's meeting with CMs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with the chief ministers of different states and union territories via video conferencing on June 16 and 17 as the country gradually emerges out of the coronavirus lockdown.

The two-day virtual meet comes also against the backdrop of rising number of coronavirus cases in the country.

All states and UTs are divided into two groups and two days are dedicated so that PM Modi can listen to all the chief ministers.

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This would be the prime minister's sixth round of consultation with the chief ministers, the last being on May 11.

Under "Unlock 1", several relaxations have been made for public and businesses to ensure that economic activities hit by the lockdown gather momentum.

Twenty-one states and union territories, including Punjab and some northeastern states, will hold interaction on June 16, the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.

The rest 15, including West Bengal, Delhi, Maharashtra and Karnataka, which have reported a surge in coronavirus cases, will interact with Modi on June 17.

Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with all the chief ministers over telephone in the last week of May, just before lockdown-4 was to end.

India has 1,41,842 active Covid-19 cases and 8,498 deaths, as of Friday evening.

The lockdown, enforced on March 25, was originally supposed to end on April 14. It was then extended to May 3, and then again to May 17. The lockdown 5.0 will come to an end on June 30.