FinMin Nirmala Sitharaman Denies Possibility Of Complete Lockdown

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on April 13 ruled out the possibilities of a nationwide complete lockdown. In a meeting with World Bank Group president David Malpass, Sitharaman stated, "We don't want to totally arrest the economy... There shall not be lockdown." Measures would be taken at only local level to control COVID-19 cases, she added. Besides, she lauded the efforts of the World Bank for ensuring increased availability of funds.