тАШGovt. with industry in fighting COVIDтАЩ
Assuring industry of тАШfull government supportтАЩ, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India Inc. must тАШwait and watchтАЩ as the second wave of COVID-19 plays out. She added that the PMтАЩs address and new vaccination norms would add тАШa sense of reassuranceтАЩ.
тАЬWith all these steps, we should hope to see a positive change in the way the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is moving,тАЭ she said in a meeting with the FICCI national executive.
тАЬI would request the industry to watch the next few days a bit more carefully, and then assess for yourself what this quarter is going to be like,тАЭ the minister added.
FICCI president Uday Shankar flagged the need for clarity on the supply of essential and non-essential goods affected by local lockdowns in some parts of the country as also the need to extend support to the micro, small and medium enterprises, which were currently facing difficulties.