Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to review the situation and mitigating measures in the context of the ongoing West Asia Conflict. Mr Modi said the conflict is an evolving situation and the entire world is affected in some form. He said that, in such a situation, all efforts must be made to safeguard the citizens from the impact of this conflict.

 

The Prime Minister instructed that all arms of government should work together to ensure the least inconvenience to the citizens. He also asked for proper coordination with state governments to ensure no black-marketing and hoarding of important commodities. The Prime Minister directed for creation of a group of ministers and secretaries to work dedicatedly in a whole of government approach. He also instructed sectoral groups to work in consultation with all stakeholders. 

 

According to the statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, during the meeting, the Cabinet Secretary Dr T.V. Somanathan gave a detailed presentation on the global situation and mitigating measures taken so far and being planned by all concerned Ministries and Departments.

 

The expected impact and measures taken to address it across sectors like agriculture, fertilisers, food security, petroleum, power, MSMEs, exporters, shipping, trade, finance, supply chains and all affected sectors were discussed. Besides, the overall macro-economic scenario in the country and further measures to be taken were also discussed.

 

The meeting also made a detailed assessment of availability for critical needs of the common man, including food, energy and fuel security. Short-term, medium-term and long-term measures to ensure the continued availability of essential needs were discussed in the meeting.

 

In the meeting, several measures were discussed to diversify sources of imports required by chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals and other industrial sectors and new export destinations to promote Indian goods will be developed in the near future. The release added that several measures proposed by different ministries will be prepared and implemented in the coming days after consultation with all stakeholders.