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This is the second evacuation flight operated to Mumbai from Bucharest to bring back Indians from war-hit Ukraine since February 27.
The country's embattled president said the stepped-up shelling was aimed at forcing him into concessions.
The prime minister made the remarks at a high-level meeting, his second of the day, that was held to review the ongoing efforts under 'Operation Ganga' to bring back the Indians stranded in Ukraine.
Scindia will take care of evacuation efforts from Romania and Moldova while Rijiju will go to Slovakia. Puri will go to Hungary while Singh will be in Poland to manage the evacuation of Indians.
Polikha said he himself reached out to some of the Ukrainian border guarding commanders requesting them to assist the Indians who are trying to exit the country through land borders.
India managed to accelerate its efforts to get its nationals out of Ukraine in the last 24 hours, though the situation on the ground continues to be "complex and fluid" in terms of evacuation of people.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said the government was working with the International Committee of Red Cross to facilitate possible evacuation.
Following the closure of Ukranian airspace, India is facilitating evacuation of stranded Indians from Ukraine through its land border crossings with Romania, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Malayalis who landed in Mumbai in the first evacuation flight from Romania said they were relieved to be safe again.
27 Malayalis were onboard the Air India flight that landed in Mumbai by 8 pm. A second flight carrying 17 Malayali students is expected to arrive early on Sunday.