New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a gathering of the Cabinet Committee of Security to debate the lengthy and short-term measures to make sure the availability of important commodities and vitality safety in view of the continued conflict in Iran. The CCS — the nation’s highest decision-making physique on safety and strategic issues — had carried out an in depth evaluation of the provision of important gadgets for the widespread man, together with meals, vitality and gasoline safety. PM Modi had stated the battle is an evolving state of affairs and all the world is affected. In such a state of affairs, all efforts have to be made to safeguard the residents from the affect of this battle.
In a press release, the federal government stated concerning vitality safety, the CCS determined that an sufficient provide of coal might be saved at energy vegetation to make sure there isn’t a scarcity of electrical energy. Other measures had been mentioned to diversify the sources of petrochemicals, chemical substances, pharma and different industrial sectors.
The efforts to construct up an sufficient provide of fertilisers will assist guarantee meals safety. With a watch to the longer term, various sources of fertilisers had been additionally mentioned.
In a publish on X, PM Modi stated, “Chaired a meeting of the CCS to review the mitigating measures in the wake of the ongoing conflict in West Asia. We had extensive discussions on short, medium and long term measures, including ensuring continued availability of fertilisers for farmers, diversifying import sources for key sectors, promoting exports to new destinations and more. We are committed to safeguarding our citizens from the impact of the conflict”.
Chaired a gathering of the CCS to overview the mitigating measures within the wake of the continued battle in West Asia.
We had intensive discussions on brief, medium and long run measures, together with guaranteeing continued availability of fertilisers for farmers, diversifying import… pic.twitter.com/a0SQoGf39e
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 22, 2026
Looking forward, the committee additionally mentioned new export locations to advertise Indian items that might be developed in future.
“The Cabinet Secretary gave a detailed presentation on the global situation and mitigating measures taken so far and being planned by all concerned Ministries/Departments of Government of India,” learn a press release from the federal government.
“The expected impact and measures taken to address it across sectors like agriculture, fertilisers, food security, petroleum, power, MSMEs, exporters, shipping, trade, finance, supply chains and all affected sectors were discussed. The overall macro-economic scenario in the country and further measures to be taken were also discussed,” the assertion added.
PM Modi, who chaired the assembly, has directed {that a} group of ministers and secretaries be drawn as much as take care of the results of the battle within the center east, the federal government stated.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are members of the CCS, which is headed by PM Modi.
