The Centre plans to hire an agency to document all measures taken by ministries in the fight against coronavirus and also the lessons learnt during the pandemic. The collected data will serve as ‘ready reckoner’ for similar calamities in future.
The proposed agency will collate data and material related to the mitigation and management of Covid-19. In a letter written to all ministries, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), said a Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire a ‘Knowledge Management Agency’ will be issued.
The project is being monitored by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the NDMA will be the designated body for the implementation of this exercise.
The NDMA formulated the concept based on directions from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Purpose of report card
The objective behind the exercise is to have a future reference for dealing with pandemics.
The idea is not just to list successes but also draw upon shortcomings for future references, the directive from the PMO stated.
Various response actions taken by ministries should be mapped against a timeline starting in the last week of January, the directions to all ministries and departments sent by NDMA said.
The agency will design an online data repository, where all the relevant material regarding Covid-19 will be catalogued and stored for future reference.
“We will give you further information about it after the Knowledge Management Agency is on board,” said the communication sent on May 18.
The documentation will be in the form of text and audio-visual material related to mitigation and management of Covid-19.
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