Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide a liberal financial package to the state to fill the revenue collection gap caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Captain Amarinder raised the demand during a video-conference of the Prime Minister with chief ministers to review the Covid situation. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also participated in the meeting.
Captain Amarinder said the current cap of 35 per cent in the State Disaster Relief Fund for Covid-related expenditure, as per the MHA guidelines, was not sufficient to meet the current requirements.
Citing the state’s rising Covid cases, which have gone up to 24,891 with 604 deaths, the Chief Minister urged the Prime Minister to review the UGC decision on mandatory exams for exit classes to be held by September 30.
