NITI Aayog is the highest think-tank of the Government of India. Over the previous thirty years, Rajiv Gauba has held significant responsibilities in Bihar, Jharkhand as well as Union Home Secretary and Union Cabinet Secretary. Before his appointment as Union Secretary for Housing & Urban Affairs, he worked as Chief Secretary, Jharkhand.

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The Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting tweeted, saying Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has denied media reports claiming that the government will extend the lockdown.

“There are rumours & media reports, claiming that the Government will extend the #Lockdown21 when it expires. The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless,” it said.
The 21-day lockdown is aimed at checking the spread of the coronavirus.

Following the lockdown, there has been a massive exodus of migrant workers from big cities to their villages after being rendered jobless.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Twitter: All banks are ensuring that their branches are kept open; ATMs filled up and are working. Banking correspondents are active. Social distancing is respected and sanitizers are provided where necessary.

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