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The 11 panels have been set up under the Disaster Management Act and have been authorised to come up with the plan as well as to take all necessary steps for their time-bound implementation, said a government official
PremiumThe Narendra Modi administration on Sunday set up 11 empowered groups for quickly drawing up and executing a comprehensive plan to tackle the adverse impact of the Coronavirus crisis.
The 11 panels have been set up under the Disaster Management Act and have been authorised to come up with the plan as well as to take all necessary steps for their time-bound implementation, said a government official.
“The Department of Expenditure has issued special instructions to enable expeditious decision making in procurement matters. Each group has senior representative from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Cabinet Secretariat to ensure seamless coordination," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
India has taken pre-emptive steps to break the chain of the pandemic’s spread but is grappling with an enormous retreat of migrant workers from urban areas to their home towns raising health risks as well as a socio-economic problem for the Central and state governments to tackle.
"During this unprecedented situation for effectively addressing issues, constraints and scenarios, a well-planned and coordinated emergency response has become essential," said an official order announcing the details of the panels.
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