West Asia war: PM chairs special CCS, assesses critical needs for common people

New Delhi: A special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday reviewed the steps taken in view of the ongoing conflict in West Asia and assessed the availability of critical needs of the common man.

At the meeting, Modi called for all-out efforts to protect the citizens from the impact of the conflict, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said.

The meeting was held to review measures taken by ministries and departments, and discuss further initiatives in the context of the West Asia conflict, it said.

This was the second special CCS meeting on the issue.

The prime minister took stock of fertilisers and steps being taken to ensure their availability in the Kharif and Rabi seasons.

He directed a smooth flow of authentic information to the public to prevent misinformation and rumour-mongering.

The meeting was briefed about the steps being taken to ensure stable prices of essential commodities and action taken against hoarding and black-marketing.