The unique volume is the outcome of a webinar conducted by GIFT in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. The discourse involving finance ministers of states, leaders of major political parties, scholars of eminence, and the captains of media provides much insights pertaining to Centre State financial relations, challenges of states in addressing development concerns and other related issues. The various insights into the demands on public policy during a pandemic, provided by eminent participants with rich expertise and vast experience, is a hallmark of this book. The volume also contributes towards our understanding on how Kerala’s health system managed to tackle the ones in a century pandemic.