Open AccessInstitutional Responses to the Management of Covid-19 Crisis: Lessons from the Bhilwara and the Ramganj Models of Rajasthan
Author(s) -
Urvashi Pareek,
Nagendra Ambedkar Sole
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of public administration/indian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2457-0222
pISSN - 0019-5561
DOI - 10.1177/00195561211039340
Subject(s) - covid-19 , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , crisis management , political science , economic growth , public administration , crisis response , state of emergency , development economics , business , disease , public relations , medicine , virology , economics , law , infectious disease (medical specialty) , politics , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , algorithm , outbreak , computer science
The world today is battling to being free from the shackles of Covid-19. The unexpected health emergency has left many nations halted and continues to pose a major challenge with newer strains of the coronavirus disease. The international community is coming forward for cooperative strategies in managing the epidemic, sharing innovations and vaccine development. In India, the government had been quick and responsive in controlling the spread of deadly Covid-19 since the first case was detected in late January 2020. The governments took many initiatives at all levels—Union, state and local. There is enough evidence to prove that the states have done fairly well by institutionalising responses to manage the spread of the virus. Rajasthan, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh are examples of the states that have devised and articulated policies to get hold of the crisis. This article deals with the institutional arrangements adopted by the Government of Rajasthan and its widely appreciated Bhilwara and Ramganj models. The article also discusses the enactment of various legislations intended at seizing the spread of the virus.