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Not just IAS and police, India’s Covid-19 fight must use panchayats and municipalities too -Pradeep Chhibber and Rahul Verma

-ThePrint.in

Once again, the prolonged period of Covid-19 pandemic crisis will shine the light on India’s state capacity. But should India depend only on its elite bureaucracy?

As India completes the first week of its 21-day nationwide lockdown to battle the spread of the Covid-19 virus, it is increasingly clear that the worst is not over yet. If not another round of lockdown, India may witness at least similar measures that will restrict citizens’ movements in the coming months when the second wave of coronavirus infections hits the globe again.

Once again, the prolonged period of crisis will shine the light on India’s state capacity. But should India depend only on its elite administrative and law enforcement bureaucracy of IAS and IPS? A democracy like India is uniquely positioned to deploy its local level self-governing councils to address the challenges.

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