Centre constituted Inter-Ministerial Central Teams to assess lockdown measures

In some of the districts of the country, a number of violations of the lockdown measures have been reported, posing a serious health hazard and risk for spread of COVID-19, which is against general interest of public.

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These violations include incidents ranging from violence on frontline healthcare professionals, attacks on police personnel, violations of social distancing norms in market places and opposition to setting up of quarantine centres and so on.

A number of violations of the lockdown measures have been reported in some of the districts of the country. It poses a serious health hazard and risk for the spread of COVID-19 which is against the general interest of the public.

The violations include various incidents ranging from violence on frontline healthcare professionals, violations of social distancing norms in market places, attacks on police personnel, and opposition to setting up of quarantine centres, and so on.

The IMCTs will focus on a range of issues including compliance and implementation of lockdown measures as per guidelines issued under the Disaster Management Act 2005.

They will verify the supply of essential commodities, social distancing in the movement of people outside their homes, the preparedness of health infrastructure, hospital facilities, and sample statistics in the District.

They will ensure the safety of health professionals, availability of test kits, PPEs, masks and other safety equipment and conditions of the relief camps for labour and poor people.

The Committee was constituted by the Central Government in the 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.