Question: How many Inter Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) has been formed recently by the Central government for making assessment of situation and augment State efforts in fighting COVID 19?
(a)Five
(b)Seven
(c)Two
(d)Three
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On April 24, 2020, Union government constituted 5 Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs), two for Gujarat and one each for Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra to make on-spot assessment of situation and issue necessary directions to State Authorities for its redressal and submit their report to Central Government.
- The IMCTs would be focusing on a range of issues including implementation of lockdown measures as per guidelines of Disaster Management Act 2005; supply of essential commodities; social distancing; preparedness of health infrastructure, hospital facilities and sample statistics etc.
- Governments of States/UTs have also been advised that while they can impose stricter measures than contemplated in the MHA Guidelines.
- The situation is serious in major hotspot districts or emerging hotspots like Ahmedabad and Surat (Gujarat); Thane (Maharashtra); Hyderabad (Telangana); and Chennai (Tamil Nadu).
Author: Himanshu Shukla
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