“If you have a vision and the determination to achieve the vision, you will certainly do.”
– Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
The pandemic Covid-19 has induced severe threat across the globe. The augmenting pressure upon the government and its various verticals to address the issue has been overwhelming. Kalam Centre, thus associated with the Government of India to help its empowered groups of senior officers who are at the forefront responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. It identified interns from the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) who will assist the empowered groups in data analysis and evidence-based policy inputs.
The Government of India has constituted 11 Empowered Groups for ensuring a comprehensive and integrated response to the coronavirus pandemic. As a knowledge partner, Kalam Centre coordinated along with 26 top institutes of India to work on these projects and provide the necessary knowledge, analytics and research.