Question: The central government has constituted 6 Inter Ministerial teams for making assessment of situation and augmenting State efforts in fight against COVID-19. Which of the following state is not a part for for the assessment?
(a)Uttar Pradesh
(b)Madhya Pradesh
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Bihar
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- The Centre has constituted 6 Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs), two each for West Bengal and Maharashtra and one each for Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on April 20, 2020.
- The teams are made to make on-spot assessment of situation and issue necessary directions to State Authorities and submit their report to Central Government.
- Situation is specially serious in Indore (MP), Mumbai and Pune (Maharashtra), Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Kolkata, Howrah, Medinipur East, 24 Parganas North, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.
- IMCTs to focus on complaints of implementation of lockdown measures as per guidelines, supply of essential commodities, social distancing, preparedness of health infrastructure, etc..
- The Committees have been constituted by the Central Government in exercise of the powers, conferred, inter alia, under Section 35(1), 35(2)(a), 35(2)(e) and 35(2)(i) of the Disaster Management Act 2005.
- IMCTs will commence their visits at the earliest.
Author: Himanshu Shukla
Link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1616325