Somanathan

That includes the internship program for one crore youth in 500 top companies, whose design details will be worked out in consultation with the industry, Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan said.

Somanathan also said the health situation remains “very vulnerable” in many parts of the country and all the personal services activity beyond finance and insurance, like cinema halls, malls and restaurants have been severely impacted.

The total benefit would be about $300bn or $400bn per year," professor E Somanathan, of the Indian Statistical Institute, said.