Sen said that in India’s federal system the real burden of helping the most vulnerable would fall on state governments but they do not have the capacity to raise resources for this nor all the necessary permissions from the central govt. He said the centre must immediately give them the necessary authority and agreed that so far there is no public sign the Modi govt has done so or is going to do so.

Coronavirus Lockdown: 'Food Riots Are a Very Real Possibility,' Says Pronob Sen