List of Abbreviations BHK
Bedroom, Hall and Kitchen
NCT
National Capital Territory
BPR&D
Bureau of Police Research and Development
NCW
National Commission for Women
NDTV
New Delhi Television Ltd.
CJPA
Criminal Justice and Police Accountability
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
CM
Chief Minister
OxCGRT
Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker
COVID-19
Coronavirus Disease of 2019
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
CSDS
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
PRS
Institute for Policy Research Studies
DAN
Drone Acknowledgement Number
RPA
Remotely Piloted Aircraft
DGCA
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
RWA
Resident Welfare Association
DMA
Disaster Management Act, 2005
SC
Scheduled Castes
DNT
Denotified Tribes
SOP
Standard operating procedure
EDA
Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
SOS
Standard distress signal
FGD
Focused Group Discussion
SPIR
Status of Policing in India Report
FI
Field Investigator
SPSS
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
FIR
First Information Report
ST
Scheduled Tribes
GPS
Global Positioning System
The ANI
Asian News International
IAE
Indian Association of Epidemiologists
TN
Tamil Nadu
IAPSM
Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
TV
Television
IPC
The Indian Penal Code
US
The United States of America
IPHA
Indian Public Health Association
UAV
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
MCA
Ministry of Civil Aviation
UIN
Unique Identification Number
MHA
Ministry of Home Affairs
UP
Uttar Pradesh
MP
Madhya Pradesh
UT
Union Territory
NCR
Non-Cognizable Reports
UV
Ultraviolet
NCR
The National Capital Region
VLOS
Visual Line Of Sight
WHO
World Health Organization
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