PM’s conference over COVID-19: Which CM said what?

While most states demanded autonomy to decide on the imposition of lockdown, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy sought relaxation of lockdown measures, with strict adherence of personal hygiene protocols, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to resume the passenger train services as he felt that it would make it difficult to curb the spread of the virus.

Hyderabad: With the third leg of the nationwide coronavirus-induced lockdown coming to an end on May 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held talks with states’ chief ministers via video conferencing to discuss the road ahead. This was the fifth such discussion between PM Modi and state heads since the coronavirus outbreak.

While most states demanded autonomy to decide on the imposition of lockdown, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy sought relaxation of lockdown measures, with strict adherence of personal hygiene protocols, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to resume the passenger train services as he felt that it would make it difficult to curb the spread of the virus.

Here are some of the suggestions and statements made the chief ministers during the conference:

Allow states to decide on relaxations: Kerala CM

Allow states to decide on relaxations

Everything is getting opened up, what's the point of extending lockdown: West Bengal CM

Everything is getting opened up, what's the point of extending lockdown

Barring containment zones, economic activities should resume in Delhi: Delhi CM

Barring containment zones, economic activities should resume in Delh

Give power to states to decide on economic activities; pay wages for 200 days under MGNREGA: Chhattisgarh CM

Give power to states to decide on economic activities; pay wages for 200 days under MGNREGA

Lift curbs for inter-state public transport: Goa CM

Lift curbs for inter-state public transport

Lockdown may be extended while securing livelihoods: Punjab CM

Lockdown may be extended while securing livelihoods

Inter-state transport crucial for economic survival: Andhra Pradesh CM

Inter-state transport crucial for economic survival

Don't start train, flight services until 31 May; release ₹2000 crore special grant for state: Tamil Nadu CM

Don't start train, flight services until 31 May; release ₹2000 crore special grant for state

Inter-state supply chain should be allowed to function properly: Rajasthan CM

Inter-state supply chain should be allowed to function properly

Lockdown should continue in containment zones; don’t resume train services: Telangana CM

Lockdown should continue in containment zones; don’t resume train services

Lockdown should be limited to containment zone: Gujarat CM

Lockdown should be limited to containment zone

Show specific, concrete direction on lockdown, states will implement: Maharashtra CM

Show specific, concrete direction on lockdown, states will implement

55,000 state people stranded: Himachal Pradesh CM

55,000 state people stranded

Lockdown should continue for two more weeks: Assam CM

Lockdown should continue for two more weeks

Form economic zones on regional basis: Meghalaya CM

Form economic zones on regional basis

Lockdown helped slow COVID-19 spread; need to relook at NE health infra: Arunachal Pradesh CM

Lockdown helped slow COVID-19 spread; need to relook at NE health infra

Lift lockdown in staggered manner: Manipur CM

Lift lockdown in staggered manner