Identifying activities for Maha economic revival: Official

Mumbai, Apr 4 ()The Maharashtra government isidentifying basic economic activities that need to besupported to revive the state's financial condition amid thedownturn due to the lockdown for the coronavirus outbreak, asenior official said on Saturday.

Priority will be given to supporting the supply chainof essential goods and services needed to sustain people,Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Manoj Saunik told .

"Activities which provide essential services andgoods, right from farmers to manufacturers to the consumer,like raw materials, packaging, transportation, storage need tobe looked into. There will be need to reallocate resources(post the coronavirus fight)," he said.

He said the Centre had already given a fiscal push andthe state government was talking to stakeholders on the wayforward. MRBNM BNM