Centre forms 11 empowered groups and task force to deal with Covid-19 outbreak

Prime Minister Modi government has constituted ten empowered groups and a strategic task force in order to deal with coronavirus spread and its aftermath.
These 11 groups, which together have 68 bureaucrats, have been set up under the Disaster Management Act.
All the empowered groups has senior representatives from PMO and Cabinet Secretariat to ensure seamless coordination.
Each group has been empowered to formulate plans to minimise the impact of the disease and to take all necessary steps for their time bound implementation.
The six member strategic task force will deal exclusively with the issues related to the lockdown.
Of these 11 empowered groups, 9 are headed by secretary level officers, one by Member, NITI Aayog and one by CEO, NITI Aayog.
In case of any need of guidance, these groups may seek guidance from Union Cabinet Secretary.