mention some of the measures taken by different state governments for their respective States
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With the coronavirus pandemic spreading gradually across the country despite the 21-day lockdown, various state governments have stepped up efforts to not just contain the epidemic but also to ease the troubles being faced by citizens during the ongoing crisis. While the governments of Kerala and Delhi have made headlines for initiating welfare measures to ensure that socially and financially backward classes are not left to fend for themselves during the lockdown, administrations in Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and some other states too have announced relief packages. However, the state governments in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh seem to be moving at a glacial pace despite the evident need for urgent alleviation measures.
Outlook recounts the various measures that State governments have taken so far to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Kerala:
The Left Front ruled state under chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan began a consolidated effort to combat the Covid-19 epidemic much before Centre or other State governments realised the urgent need to do so. Besides regular press briefings to keep the public aware of the infection’s penetration into the State and the administration’s efforts to combat it, the Vijayan administration was the first state government to announce a comprehensive package of Rs. 20,000 crore to ensure that the pandemic’s impact on the economy is kept to a minimum. The package included a Rs 500 crore health plan, clearing of arrears across sectors amounting to Rs 14,000 crore, facilitation of loans worth Rs 2,000 crore and another Rs 2,000 crore to be distributed as part of a village employment assurance scheme for April and May. The government also declared that social welfare pensions due for April would be disbursed within March and promised a universal food guarantee plan to ensure that no section of the state’s population starves during the crisis.
Delhi:
The AAP government of Arvind Kejriwal has announced a slew of measures too. Given the complex power structure of the national capital wherein a large number of services are beyond the control of the state government, the Kejriwal administration, through the Lieutenant Governor, is routinely keeping the Centre informed of the requirements of Delhi. Since the state has a massive population of migrant labourers and workers who have lost their jobs due to the lockdown, the state administration has made arrangements for distributing cooked meals as well as rations through the existing night shelters which are now catering to the poor round the clock. Community kitchens are also being set up while keeping the social distancing guidelines in mind and e-passes are being issued to anyone engaged in the supply of essential commodities. AAP lawmakers have been advised to contribute through their MP-LAD/MLA-LAD funds to the running of kitchens for the poor while the state government has promised its night shelters and government-run schools from March 28 to over four lakh people. Kejriwal has declared that the state is also ready with a medical contingency plan that can deal with up to 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 per day if such a situation arises.