Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she is forming a team to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and the team will have Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee among others.

โ€œThere has been no revenue generation due to the lockdown and we donโ€™t know till when we will have to live this way,โ€ Banerjee said while speaking to media.

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โ€œWe need to plan for the future and accordingly our government will form a Global Advisory Committee for COVID-19 response policy,โ€ the CM further added.

โ€œNobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee will also be a part of this committee,โ€ the WB CM further said.

The Centre on Friday approved the release of Rs11,092 crore to states under the State Disaster Risk Management Fund.

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It is worth mentioning here that the states have been authorised to use the SDRFM funds for testing and treatment costs among other COVID-19 containment requirements.