Civil Servants launch ‘CARUNA’ initiative to fight COVID-19 pandemic, to aid government’s efforts

CARUNA Initiative Launched: Civil Servants across services including IAS, IPS, IRS have launched a unique CARUNA Initiative to support government in the right against COVID-19 pandemic. CARUNA stands for ‘Civil Services Association Reach to Support National Disasters’, which has been launched Associations representing officers of Central Civil Services, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS). CARUNA is a unique collaborative platforms that brings together civil servants, industry leaders, NGO professionals, and IT professionals, among others in the fight against coronavirus pandemic. The initiative intends to use their network that extends to district levels, to supplement efforts of Government’s 11 empowered groups tackling COVID-19.

Objective of CARUNA Initiative

The CARUNA Initiative was announced by IAS Association vice-president Sanjeev Chopra Friday. Through this initiative, Civil Servants can use their network to collect information and database of migration, essential supplies and medical equipment like masks, ventilators, PPE, etc. The initiative will prove to be highly efficient to map the district level progress of the government’s efforts to curb Coronavirus pandemic, as civil servants are spread across each district in the country. Furthermore, as they are directly working with people and social group, they will also be able to highlight the needs and shortages being felt at the district level.