S.M. Vijayanand

S.M. Vijayanand is Former Chief Secretary to the Government of Kerala. In the past, he has served as the Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India; Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India; among other positions, and spearheaded Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission, Ministry of Sanitation, Government of India (1992-1996). He has also conceptualised and operationalised 'Kudumbashree', a women's self-help group movement in the state of Kerala.

कोविड-19 का केरल प्रबंधन: प्रमुख सीख
केरल वह पहला भारतीय राज्य था जहां एक समय कोविड-19 के सबसे अधिक मामले थे, लेकिन आज वहाँ संक्रमण वक्र सपाट हो गया है और आरोग्य प्राप्ति दर यहाँ भारत में सर्वाधिक है। इस पोस्ट में, एस.एम. विजयानंद, केरल सरकार के मुख्य सचिव (सेवानिवृत्त), राज्य में कोविड-19 संकट के प्रबंधन के लिए केरल के अनुभव का विश्लेषण करते हैं और उन महत्वपूर्ण उपायों पर प्रकाश डालते हैं जो अन्य राज्य केरल से सीखे सकते हैं।

Kerala’s management of Covid-19: Key learnings
Kerala was the first Indian state to be affected by Covid-19 with the highest number of cases at one point in time, but today it has a flat infection curve and one of the highest recovery rates in India. In this post, S.M. Vijayanand, Chief Secretary (Retd.) of the Government of Kerala, analyses Kerala’s experience in managing the Covid-19 crisis in the state and highlights critical takeaways for other states.
