In light of the continuing West Asia war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday to assess steps taken by different ministries and departments and to explore additional steps to be taken.
The Prime Minister instructed all pertinent ministries to do everything they could to lessen the effects of the current global crisis on citizens and industries.
Prime Minister Modi evaluated the availability of essential needs for the average citizen.
He spoke about the availability of fertilizers in the nation and the procedures being taken to guarantee its availability during the Rabi and Kharif seasons.
Every effort should be made to protect the populace from the effects of this conflict, according to Prime Minister Modi. The Prime Minister also stressed the importance of a seamless flow of accurate information to the public in order to combat misinformation and rumors.
The Prime Minister evaluated whether essential commodities for the average citizen were accessible. He spoke about the availability of fertilizers in the nation and the actions being done to guarantee its availability during the Kharif and Rabi seasons. He stated that every effort must be made to protect the populace from the effects of this war.
The Prime Minister also stressed the importance of ensuring a smooth flow of real information to the public in order to combat rumors and disinformation.
The meeting covered topics pertaining to industries like energy, agriculture, fertilizers, aviation, shipping, and logistics.
The Cabinet Secretary received a briefing on the steps taken to guarantee the supply of petroleum products, notably LNG/LPG, as well as an adequate amount of electricity. The acquisition of LPG is becoming more diverse with new inflows from various nations.
Additionally, various nations are supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG). According to an official announcement, he continued, LPG prices for household users have remained constant, and Anti-diversion enforcement is routinely carried out to combat LPG hoarding and illegal marketing.
Additionally, efforts have been made to increase the number of Piped Natural Gas connections.
In order to assure power availability during the busiest summer months, measures have also been implemented, such as excluding gas-based power plants with a capacity of 7–8 GW from the gas pooling mechanism and increasing the rake for positioning more coal at thermal power stations.
Additionally, potential actions to address rising issues in other industries, including agriculture, civil aviation, shipping, and logistics, were also addressed.
Several measures are being taken to guarantee fertilizer supply, including maintaining urea production to meet demand and coordinating with foreign sources for DAP/NPKS providers.
The state governments are being urged to take aggressive measures by daily monitoring, conducting raids, and taking stringent actions to stop the black marketing, hoarding, and diversion of fertilizers.