Government of India

CUP-19: COVID Urban Practices : Innovation / Initiative

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Tamil Nadu SHG women leading the fight against COVID 19


State/UT Name : Tamil Nadu

Place : ULBs of Tamil Nadu

Type of Initiative : Monitoring

Date of Initiative : 01-04-2020

What Initiative Were Taken? : Tamil Nadu SHG women leading the fight against COVID 19

Details : In Tamil Nadu, more than 10,000 Community Resource Persons and Self Help Group members joined the effort for containment of COVID-19 in 21 districts through an organised effort. This model focused on strict implementation of lockdown stipulations in the identified area, practicing social distancing measures, and enhanced active surveillance of people residing in that area, identifying the suspected cases and guiding for quarantine of affected people.

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