indiaUpdated: Mar 30, 2020 00:35 ISTNew Delhi:New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Sunday formed 10 empowered groups and a strategic task force comprising senior civil servants to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak and its aftermath. They will also monitor their areas of ambit daily and are empowered to take decisions, indicating the pace with which the Centre wants these groups to act. The first empowered group will oversee “the medical emergency management plan” and is headed by V Paul, a member of the government policy think tank Niti Ayog. All the ten empowered groups have a representative each from the cabinet secretariat as a member. Achirangshu Acharya, economist with Viswabharati, said, “The government forming so many empowered group of secretaries indicate that they want a more coordinated approach among different ministries on issues to tackle.

Source: Hindustan Times March 29, 2020 19:07 UTC