Due to the ongoing coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to interact with all the Chief Ministers of the state. The fifth phase of the lockdown is going to end on June 30, as per the sources. PM Modi would interact with all the ministers through video conferences.
The PM has held five interactions with CMs since the announcement of nationwide lockdown commenced on 25th March
Modi would consider a fresh consultation from all the respective ministers as India would come out of Lockdown. According to the sources, Modi would interact with the Chief Ministers of certain states on June 16 namely, Punjab, Assam, Kerala, Uttrakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Ladakh, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Sikkim and Lakshadweep islands.
He would interact with the rest of the states on June 17 namely, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana and Odisha.
The PM has had interaction via video conference regarding COVID-19 on May 11. Currently, India is going through the fifth phase of lockdown and the first phase of the unlock with relaxation imposed on train, road and rail movements and reopening shops and offices.
The relaxation in the containment zones has not yet been established and all the areas in the containment zones have to follow the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Meanwhile, India is at 4th position with 3,09,603 cases of coronavirus. There are 1,46,383 active cases of the novel coronavirus and 8890 deaths. The country has estimated 154330 recoveries till now.