RSS' Utkarsh app to help people caught in crisis amid lockdown

RSS-affiliate Sewa Bharti which focuses on community work has launched a mobile application on Tuesday- 'Utkarsh' which can be downloaded from android play store. Till now, the app is limited to Delhi, where the penniless can demand help for ration and other essential commodities.

New Delhi:Responding to the crisis that the country is facing in wake of the lockdown imposed by the government to tackle coronavirus, RSS-affiliate Sewa Bharti which focuses on community work has launched a mobile application 'Utkarsh' on Tuesday which can be downloaded from android play store.

The app will help daily wagers and labourers in Delhi by providing them with food and other essentials.

Till now, the app is limited to Delhi, where the penniless can demand help for ration and other essential commodities.

Once the person requests for any kind of help, the RSS volunteer working on that particular area will deliver the relevant items to their home.

Moreover, the app will also provide information about the 'blood bank, lockdown guidelines, COVID-19 guidelines etc.

Since Delhi is also an education hub, it will also assist students in taking admission, internship and career guidance.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India has reached 11,487 and 393 people have died from the highly contagious virus so far. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended India's nationwide lockdown till May 3 to contain the spread of coronavirus.