By: TP News     Date: 5/12/2020 9:14:35 PM

India :

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday confirmed that the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown will be extended to a fourth phase but it will have "totally different" rules to be announced before the current one expires on May 18.

"Corona is here to stay, experts say. But we cannot let our lives be controlled by corona. We will wear masks and maintain physical distancing but not give up on our dreams," he said in his latest address to the nation.

"Lockdown 4 will have totally different rules and will be based on suggestions by the states. The new measures will be announced by May 18," PM Modi said.

We will fight and move forward by following rules," he added.

• From today, we have to be 'vocal' for 'local'. Not only we have to buy local products, but we also have to promote them. I have full confidence that our country can do this.
• The fourth phase of the lockdown, Lockdown 4, will have new rules. We are getting suggestions from states. Information regarding the lockdown will be given to you before May 18.
• I am announcing a special financial package. This will act as a vital link for our self-reliant India campaign. If we add this package to RBI's announcements, the government's announcement, the total comes to nearly 20 lakh crore, which is nearly 10 per cent of India's GDP.
• To make India self-reliant, this package has emphasized on land, labour, liquidity and laws. This package is for our cottage industries, our small-scale industries, our MSME sectors, which give employment to crores of people, which are the foundation of our resolve to make India self-reliant.
• The structure of making India self-reliant stands on five pillars. First pillar is Economy: we have to bring an economy that doesn't bring incremental change, but quantum jump. Second pillar is Infrastructure: we need an infrastructure which can become the identity of modern India.