The evolving crisis has resulted in a new 24x7 playbook for the administration, notorious for its protocols Known for its naysaying sloth rather than nimble-footed action, the Indian bureaucracy is working overtime to deal with the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic.
It could be changing the responsiveness metric in the process. This emergency is unlike anything the mandarins sitting atop a bloated executive have ever faced.
But the unfolding human tragedy has resulted in a new 24x7 playbook for the Indian administration, notorious for its protocols. “The empowered group on economic and welfare measures meets daily and sometimes sits late," said a government official requesting anonymity on Thursday, nearly a month into a national