Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting chief ministers of all the states has begun to discuss the road ahead for lockdown exit strategy, steps being taken by the government to control the spread of virus and other issues comprising the economy, officials informed. This is the 5th such meeting of PM Modi with the chief ministers ever since the country entered lockdown phase to fight coronavirus on March 24.

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.PM Modi's today's meeting will be held in two phases. The first phase is from 3 pm to 5.30 pm while second phase will start after a 30 minute gap from 6 pm to 8 pm.

.The focus of the meeting is on increasing economic activities and tackling the pandemic in containment zones as the lockdown 3.0 is to end on May 17.

.PM Modi is listening to different states' concerns about feasibility of allowing flights, if at all, with strict social distancing norms.

.There will definitely be more concessions in terms of what's allowed, but that there will likely be no changes in COVID-19 hotspots and containment zones, sources said.

.PM Modi also wants to take stock of the situation in one-on-one discussions with the Chief Ministers.

.The pan-India lockdown, enforced on March 25, was originally supposed to end on April 14. It was then extended to May 3, and then again to May 17.