added that special economic package was for labourers, farmers, honest tax payers, msmes and cottage industries modi added that the five main pillars india stands on are – economy, infrastructure, governing systems, vibrant democracy and supply chain. economic package on 12 may 2020, the prime minister, in an address to the nation, said that the coronavirus crisis should be seen as an opportunity, laying emphasis on domestic products and "economic self-reliance", creation of an atmanirbhar bharat (transl. self-reliant india) through atmanirbhar bharat abhiyan (transl. self-reliant india mission). he announced a 20 trillion rupees stimulus package, equivalent to 10% of india's gdp, which was laid out in detail by the finance minister in a series of tranches. during the covid-19 pandemic in india, finance minister announced a ₹1.70 lakh crore($24 billion) relief package under pradhan mantri garib kalyan yojana for the poor. ₹500 each to 19.86 crore women jan dhan account holders. lpg cylinders to be provided to 8 crore poor families for the next three months free of cost. ₹1,000 for senior citizens to tide over difficulties during the next three months. as of 11 april, ₹28,256 crores($4 billion) were disbursed through pmgky to nearly 32 crore beneficiaries. rs 50,000-crore in garib kalyan rojgar abhiyan for returnee migrant workers. legal announcements on 11 march 2020, the cabinet secretary of india, rajiv gauba, announced that all states and uts should invoke provisions of section 2 of the epidemic diseases act, 1897. on 14 march, the union government declared the pandemic as a "notified disaster" under the disaster management act, 2005, enabling states to spend a larger part of funds from the state disaster response fund to fight the virus. evacuations main article: evacuations by india related to the covid-19 pandemic the minister of state for home affairs, nityanand rai visiting evacuees at the coronavirus quarantine centre, after completion of their requisite quarantine period, at the itbp chhawla centre, in new delhi on 13 march 2020. the ministry of external affairs under minister subrahmanyam jaishankar, air india, the indian air force and the indian navy have been successful in evacuating many indian nationals and certain foreign nationals from the virus-affected areas. the government of india began a mega evacuation of distressed indian citizens from across the globe called "vande bharat mission" in early may. it deployed several commercial jets, military transport planes and naval warships in what is set to be one of the biggest-ever peacetime repatriation exercise in history. in the first phase, around 14,800 citizens stranded in 13 countries would be brought back by 64 flights. ministry of civil aviation in coordination with the ministry of external affairs planned phase two of the vande bharat mission to bring indian citizens from nearly 31 countries around the world for which 149 flights will be deployed. law enforcement on 16 march, the father of a woman, whose husband had tested positive for coronavirus in bengaluru, was booked by agra police for allegedly misleading authorities about the whereabouts of his daughter, who was a suspected patient. lucknow police lodged an fir against bollywood singer, kanika kapoor for alleged negligence in compliance of necessary directives post her return from london. on 21 march, a chemist was booked for allegedly selling n95 masks at over four times higher than the fixed price in himachal pradesh's kangra district. a case was registered against a coca-cola plant in himachal pradesh for operating in violation of lockdown order. hyderabad traffic police seized 2,480 vehicles for violating the lockdown. on 26 march, delhi police arrested a 40-year-old man and seized his scooty for allegedly calling a northeastern woman "coronavirus" and spitting paan at her. on 27 march, an infosys employee from bengaluru was arrested for his social media post that encouraged people to venture out and spread the virus. amidst rampant profiteering, black marketing, fraud and hoarding in relation to the pandemic, delhi police had filed over 600 cases and arrested over 300 people until 22 may 2021. uttar pradesh arrested around 160 people for pandemic related crimes. mumbai police informed the court that at least 2000 people in mumbai in nine different private vaccination camps were administered fake vaccines. kolkata police and the west bengal state health department found "dust and some liquid" from vaccines at a fake vaccination site in the state. judiciary india's judiciary has been active during the pandemic, trying to ensure accountability among other things. in early may 2021, the supreme court of india set up a 12-member task force to take up the availability of medical oxygen in the country. amid the pandemic and cases of the government restricting criticism, the supreme court upheld free flow of information. international relations 2020 on 26 february, india sent 15 tons of masks, gloves and other emergency medical equipment by an indian air force jet to china. the medical supplies sent to china included one hundred thousand masks, five hundred thousand pairs of gloves, 75 infusion pumps, and 30 internal feeding pumps. on 13 march, pm narendra modi proposed that saarc nations jointly fight the pandemic, an idea that was welcomed by the leaders of nepal, maldives, sri lanka, bhutan, bangladesh, and afghanistan. on 15 march, after a video conference of saarc leaders, he allocated ₹74 crore (us$9.3 million) of funds classified as covid-19 emergency fund for the saarc countries. on 4 april, the government of india banned the export of hydroxychloroquine "without any exception", to stockpile supplies for domestic use. the united states, which imports half its supply of the drug from india and expects to use it for treating covid-19 patients, grew concerned. the us president donald trump called prime minister modi the next day, and hinted at possible retaliation in a press conference. india agreed to allow its export on "humanitarian grounds". apart from the us, india had outstanding orders for hydroxychloroquine from some 30 countries, including brazil, spain, france, uk, germany, australia, the gulf countries and the saarc neighbours. the decision to partially lift the ban preceded president trump's comment on possible retaliation. on 11 april, india sent a team of 15 doctors and health care professionals to kuwait to assist in its fight against coronavirus, following a telephone conversion between prime minister modi and the kuwaiti prime minister sabah al-khalid al-sabah. kuwait was facing 1,154 covid-19 cases at this time. on 16 april, india sent 85 million hydroxychloroquine tablets and 500 million paracetamol tablets to 108 countries. in addition, one thousand tons of paracetamol granules were also sent to make paracetamol tablets. on 10 may the indian government sent naval ship ins kesari, which carried medical teams, essential medicines and food items to the maldives, mauritius, madagascar, comoros and seychelles following separate requests for help in dealing with the covid-19 pandemic. 2021 on 11 april, the indian government announced it would ban the export of remdesivir, citing a growing domestic demand for the drug. aarogya setu main article: aarogya setu the ministry of electronics and information technology launched a smart phone application called aarogya setu to help in "contact tracing and containing the spread" of covid-19 pandemic in the nation. the world bank lauded the early deployment of such technology to combat the pandemic. amid growing privacy and security concerns, the government released the source code of the app, making it open-source on 26 may. the government has promoted voluntary adoption of the app in its guidelines and standard operating procedures. free medicines for covid-19 provided by govt of madhya pradesh public opinion according to two opinion polls by morning consult and cvoter in may 2021, prime minister narendra modi's approval ratings had dropped to its lowest in a number of years. however he still remains the most popular politician in india.