COVID-19 management: PM Narendra Modi to interact with state, district officials today

May 18, 2021

In what can be termed as a very crucial meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with field officials from states and districts to converse about their experience in handling the pandemic at 11 am on Tuesday.
Notably, the officials who would apprise PM Modi about the COVID situation, are posted in states and districts, which have recorded significant surge in coronavirus cases.
The Prime Minister’s Office said that the field officials would share their experience and suggest measures to contain the Covid spread, especially in semi-urban and rural areas.
“Through their interaction with the Hon’ble Prime Minister, the officials will share some best practices, in addition to suggestions and recommendations for continuing our ongoing battle against COVID-19, especially in semi-urban and rural areas,” the PMO stated.
The PMO also said that the officials who have been fighting against the pandemic also have success stories to share which could be replicated in other parts of the country.
“The battle against COVID-19 across various states and districts is being led at the cutting edge by field-level officials. Many of them have shown great initiative and come out with imaginative solutions. A better appreciation of such initiatives will help towards developing effective response plan, targeted strategy implementation and support necessary policy interventions,” it said.

Many effective measures have been taken – from ensuring that strict containment measures are undertaken to control the spread, to preparing the healthcare facilities for handling the raging second wave, to ensuing availability of healthcare workforce and a seamless supply chain for logistics, these districts in their relentless efforts to manage the situation also have success stories that could be replicated across the country, the PMO further said.
The field officials from Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Karnataka, Bihar, Assam, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Himachal Pradesh will take part in the meeting.