Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday ordered the formation of a group of ministers and secretaries to devote themselves to resolving the situation arising out of the conflict in West Asia.
PM Modi who chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the situation and ongoing and suggest mitigating measures in the context of the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
PM Modi directed that a group of ministers and secretaries be formed to work with dedication. The PM also directed the sectoral groups to work in consultation with all stakeholders.
PM Modi said the conflict is an evolving situation and the whole world is affected in some form. In such a situation, every effort must be made to protect citizens from the effects of this conflict.
PM Modi also instructed that all arms of the government should work together to ensure minimum inconvenience to the citizens. Further, the prime minister also asked for proper coordination with state governments to prevent black market and hoarding of important commodities.
Union ministers Rajnath Singh (Defence), Amit Shah (Home), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Agriculture), S Jaishankar (External Affairs), Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance), JP Nadda (Health), Piyush Goyal (Commerce and Industry) and Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways) were among those who attended the high-level meeting.
Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal (Ports and Shipping), Manohar Lal Khattar (Electricity), Pralhad Joshi (Food and Consumer Affairs), Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu (Civil Aviation) and Hardeep Singh Puri (Petroleum), NSA Ajit Doval and two Principal Secretaries to the Prime Minister, PK Mishra, Shaktikanta Dahra
CCS Meeting on Conflict in West Asia
The CCS meeting discussed the ongoing conflict in West Asia and its short, medium and long term impact on the global economy and its impact on India.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Cabinet Secretary gave a detailed presentation on the global situation and the mitigating measures taken so far which are being planned by all the concerned Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
A detailed assessment of availability for the critical needs of the common man, including food, energy and fuel security, has been undertaken. Short-term, medium-term and long-term measures to ensure permanent availability of basic needs were discussed in detail. Alternative sources of fertilizers were also discussed to ensure future availability.
It was also stipulated that sufficient supply of coal stock in all power plants would ensure that there would be no shortage of electricity in India.
Diversification of import sources
Several measures were discussed to diversify the sources of imports required by the chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and other industries. Similarly, new export destinations will be developed in the near future to promote Indian goods.
