More liquidity needed, states should come forward with Rs 20 trn: Gadkari

Efforts are on to develop vaccine for the coronavirus, Gadkari said, adding "we will have to learn the art of living with coronavirus"

More liquidity needs to be pumped in the market to boost the coronavirus-hit economy and states should come forward with Rs 20 trillion, while another Rs 10 trillion can be harnessed from public-private investment, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday.

The road transport, highways and MSME minister said these, including the Rs 20 trillion package announced by the Centre, would result in Rs 50 trillion liquidity in the market to battle the adverse impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the economy, news agency PTI reported.

"The present situation is very serious.... The entire world is facing problem," Gadkari