NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation on June 8, 2021 launched Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan in 112 Aspirational Districts.
- The objective of this initiative is to assist district administrations in providing home-care support to Covid-19 patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.
- The Abhiyaan is being part of a special initiative, Aspirational Districts Collaborative, in which local leaders, civil societies and volunteers work with district administrations to address emerging problems across key focus areas of the Aspirational Districts Programme.
- Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan will be led by district magistrates in partnership with over 1000 local NGOs, which will enlist and train over 1 lakh volunteers to connect with patients through inbound/outbound calls. Piramal Foundation will work with district magistrates to support the training of NGOs and volunteers.
