The meeting was informed that as of Saturday, eight states contribute around 73 per cent of the active caseload
States and Union Territories have so far distributed free foodgrains to 2.51 lakh migrant workers against the target of 8 crore under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Scheme
The amount released would provide additional resources to states during the coronavirus crisis
During video conference Tamil and Punjab sought more funds from Centre and flagged danger to their economies as a livelihood crisis
Tthe Attorney General has opined that there is no obligation on the central government to pay the GST compensation shortfall to the states
During the conversation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami apprised the PM that 48,000 Covid-19 tests - a national high - were being done daily
With an increase of 10,974 new cases and 2,003 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count reached 3,54,065 on Wednesday while the toll due to the virus stands at 11,903
A similar meeting with heads of the rest 15 states and UTs is also scheduled to take place tomorrow
States worries on revenue front will aggravate, unless GST Council, which meets next week, decides to borrow from markets
During his talks with the chief ministers, Shah sought to know the areas of concern of the states and the sectors they want to open up further from June 1, the official said
The bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul and M R Shah, directed that states oversee the registration of migrant workers and ensure that they are made to board the train or bus at the earliest
The Delhi government, in a major relaxation. has permitted everyone to go to office. But the Maharashtra government has gone to the other extreme by keeping offices closed till the end of May.
It is pushing the states to undertake they reforms without taking the Ordinance route to codify the laws
Delhi implemented most of the demands made to the Centre in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 May.
Union home secretary issues order amending earlier guidelines that barred people from crossing states and cities.
The industry body has written letters to 26 states and two union territories seeking relief
According to an official statement, he said states, district administrations and experts have suggested the extension of the lockdown to flatten the Covid-19 curve
The meeting will take place amid intense pressure from the states to continue the nationwide 21-day lockdown in an effort to flatten the Covid-19 curve and keep number of cases at a minimum.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi had in her address to the Congress Working Committee on Thursday termed the 21-day nationwide lockdown "unplanned"
A top functionary of the central government has called up some of the chief ministers and apprised them of the necessity of imposing the curfew if people continue to venture out of their homes