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PM Modi, Sitharaman to meet today to finalise second stimulus package

Friday's meeting follows a wide range of deliberations held within the government and with eminent experts.

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On Wednesday, Senior PMO officials had a videoconference with officials from the finance ministry, Niti Aayog, members of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, and independent experts.

Arup Roychoudhury New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will again meet on Friday to finalise a second stimulus package for industry, the poor, and farmers. 

An announcement is expected within the next 24-48 hours. Friday’s meeting follows a wide range of deliberations held within the government and with eminent experts. However, there may not be a “big-bang” stimulus package and the government thinking is to go for smaller, targeted announcements. 

Senior officials in the Prime Minister’s Office had a videoconference with those in the finance ministry, NITI Aayog, members of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime