I welcome today’s measures announced by FM Nirmal Sitharaman. They will help the rural economy, our hardworking farmers, fishermen, the animal husbandry and dairy sectors. I specially welcome reform initiatives in agriculture, which will boost income of farmers : PM Modi

Government will amend Essential Commodities Act to enable better price realisation for farmers : Nirmala Sitharaman

Corridor of medicinal plants to come up across banks of Ganga : Nirmala Sitharaman

This announcement appears like a Five Year Plan and not a relief package as publicised : Sharad Pawar

In our estimate, the fiscal stimulus part of the 2nd tranche of announcements was Rs 5,000 crore : P Chidambaram

Neither the farmer nor the farm labourers will benefit from these announcements of the Finance Minister : RS Surjewala, Congress

Ensure MigrantWorkers don’t have to walk back home, as GoI is running buses & over 100 ShramikSpecials daily to facilitate their journey. People need to be made aware about these arrangments & counselled by States to not travel on foot : Home Ministry

The total no of global COVID19 positive cases stands at 42,48,389 with fatality rate pegged at 6.92%, whereas in India, the total number of positive cases stand at 81,970 with fatality rate at 3.23% : Dr Harsh Vardhan

Three India Coast Guard ships were dedicated to the nation in a unique digital commissioning ceremony today