Don't resume air, train services to Chennai: Tamil Nadu CM tells Modi

Palaniswami urges centre give his state a credit and refinancing package for micro, small and medium enterprises

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must not to resume air flights and train to Chennai till May 31 to contain the coronavirus outbreak, said Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday.

He urged Modi for a credit and refinancing package for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in the state. He also asked for refinancing support of Rs.2,500 crore to Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation through Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and commercial banks for MSMEs.

He also asked the centre to increase the annual credit plan target for lending to MSMEs in Tamil Nadu to Rs 1,25,000 crore for 2020-21.

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