States determined to bring normalcy, reopen schools for higher standards after observing a stead decline in new Covid-19 cases and an accelerated vaccination drive.
In the 'lifting slippers' remark, PM Modi was probably referring to an incident in 2015 when Rahul Gandhi was touring a flood-hit Puducherry and Narayanasamy was seen holding his slippers.
Gandhi had asked question to the Ministry of Fisheries on February 2, 2021 in Lok Sabha but on February 17 he pretended to be unaware that such a ministry exists.