Deflating India’s COVID black market boom(Governance, GS-2,The Hindu)

24 May Deflating India’s COVID black market boom(Governance, GS-2,The Hindu)

Posted at 24 May 2021 in Current Affairs, Governance, GS Paper II by Swarn Singh 0 Comments

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Context:- Covid-19 which has devastated medical supply has also made black economy thrive. This black market acts like a blood succor. So we will talk about how we can undo this tragedy of human.

Fake tocilizumab injections in Surat and Ahmedabad was unearthed by the Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Administration
Same story of remdesivir
Same with the oxygen supply
persistent challenges many citizens face in medical aid

Why this situation

administrative organisations are being overwhelmed and helpline numbers inundated with calls
not receiving a closure communication from helplines
inaccessibility, a redundant and long communication process flow
a delay in rendering responses
Alleged hospital bed-booking scams
unnecessary hoarding of COVID-19 essentials by the elite

Way forward:-

administrative mechanisms need to be expanded qualitatively and quantitatively
identify volunteer groups, train them, optimise them and deploy them on a priority basis
We need to operationalise technological knowledge in order to ease the communication processes
reduce the burden on data entry operators
expert planning model
we need a strong, decentralised and independent vigilance system which promotes transparency