New Delhi, March 24 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Centre has constituted seven empowered groups of officials and experts to assess the impact of the war in West Asia and take remedial measures across sectors.

The groups were formed on the lines of a similar exercise during Covid, Modi said on Tuesday while addressing the Rajya Sabha on the impact of the war on India. "These groups will work on issues such as supply chain, petrol, diesel, fertilizers, gas, inflation, among others."

The government is constantly monitoring the situation and is working strategically to address the short-, medium-, and long-term effects of the crisis, the prime minister said.

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