Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon announce the next set of stimulus package to boost the coronavirus-hit economy, Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Tuesday.
The Finance Ministry is looking into suggestions and requests received from various sectors of the economy, he said in a virtual conference with media.
“We are actually discussing that. It is difficult for me to commit a date but we have received a lot of requests and comments from various sectors and we are looking into it. Very soon it will be unveiled. The finance minister will come out and speak to you on that,” he said.
The finance minister last month had announced a slew of measures to spur demand and ramp-up capital expenditure. This was the third stimulus package since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government had announced a Rs 1.70 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana in March…
