This paper focuses on the identification of the key determinants of the interstate differences in the incidence of COVID-19. It finds that it is best to have a dynamic, transparent, and explicit formula for the interstate allocation of vaccines under conditions of deficient supply. This is ideally handled by an objective expert body.
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Congress Hits Out at the Centre s Unpreparedness Amid COVID-19 Second Wave
The Congress Working Committee, which met on Saturday, demanded that the Centre refrain from restricting the autonomy of states to take emergency measures as the second wave of pandemic sweeps across the country.
File photo of top Congress leaders at the CWC meet. Photo: PTI.
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New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on Saturday amidst all-round criticism of the Centreâs alleged unpreparedness to contain what is now almost a tidal wave of fresh Covid-19 cases. The grand-old party hit out at the Narendra Modi-led Centre for restricting the autonomy of the states at a time when they are required to take emergency measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.Â
The response of the people of the Jammu region to the abrupt changes made in Jammu and Kashmir, both related to revocation of the special constitutional status of the state and its reorganisation, is explored. Historically tracing the response of the region towards Article 370 and locating it in its relationship with Kashmir, the anxieties being felt in the region after the changes in August 2019 are discussed.
More than a year has passed since the introduction of abrupt changes in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). It was on 5 August 2019 that the Government of India (GoI) took the decision of abrogating the special constitutional status of the state and reorganising it. Article 370, therefore, was modified to such an extent that, though it continued to be a part of the Constitution of India, it lost its essence. Rather than being an exceptional provision limiting the application of the Constitution (and also the central legislations) to J&K, it now extends the Cons