Covid-19: MHA reconstitutes empowered groups

NEW DELHI: The eleven empowered groups of officers created by the central government to implement Covid-19 containment measures in the country have been reconstituted, an official spokesperson said on Saturday.


The reconstitution of the groups, first created on March 29 under the

Disaster Management

Act, was necessitated as some members either retired, appointed or were transferred from their earlier posting.

An order for reconstituting the empowered groups was issued by Union home Secretary

Ajay Bhalla

on Friday, the spokesperson said.

"Empowered groups under Disaster Management Act, 2005, reconstituted for planning and ensuring implementation of Covid-19 activities," the spokesperson added.

Their terms and conditions will remain the same, according to the order.

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