Rs 20Lakh-crore package a 'major step' in making India 'Atamnirbhar'

New Delhi: Terming the Rs 20 lakh-crore package a "major step" in making the country 'Atamnirbhar' (self-reliant), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India will set an example of economic revival to the world which is currently fighting the menace of coronavirus.

The package for Atamnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan would usher in a new era of opportunities for every Indian, be it farmers, workers, small entrepreneurs or youth associated with startups, the Prime Minister said in a letter to citizens on the occasion of completion of the first year of the Modi 2.0 government.

In his address to the nation on May 12, the PM had announced massive financial incentives on the top of previously announced packages for a combined stimulus of Rs 20 lakh crore or 10 per cent of the GDP.