Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday addressed the media and shared details of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package that was announced by PM Modi on Tuesday to battle the coronavirus crisis.
Sitharaman started her address stating that PM Modi in his address on Tuesday laid out a comprehensive vision after a “wide and deep consultation with several sections of our society”.
“These discussions were held at various levels,” she said.
The finance minister reiterated the importance of “self-reliant India” (atma nirbhar bharat). She said the announcement of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package for ‘atma nirbhar Bharat’ is to spur the growth.
She then went on to translate the term ‘atma nirbhar Bharat’ in four South India languages – Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam.
