Government of India

CUP-19: COVID Urban Practices : Innovation / Initiative

A Glimpse of Initiative


to provide three masks per person in the State to prevent COVID19


State/UT Name : Andhra Pradesh

Place : ANDHRAPRADESH

Type of Initiative : Production of masks

Date of Initiative : 17-04-2020

What Initiative Were Taken? : to provide three masks per person in the State to prevent COVID19

Details : Government of Andhra Pradesh took the initiative to provide three masks per person in the State to prevent COVID19 spread and entrusted stitching task to the Self Help Group Women under MEPMA while supplying Cloth required from APCO.Urban SHGs across the State are working tirelessly to meet the target of stitching 100000 masks per District.

Outcome : to prevent COVID19 spread