Union Government has engaged rural women to prepare hand sanitizer, home made mask and liquid disinfectant to combat COVID-19. These products will be distributed among family members and poor people in the nearby villages at free of cost. These women prepared about 50 litres of hand sanitizer, 160 litres of liquid disinfectant which have been distributed among the 60 women participants and their family members.  <br />'' <br />'' Secretary of Department of Science and Technology Professor Ashutosh Sharma said, strong community participation and support are required to tackle the Covid-19 situation. He said, Self-Help Groups and dedicated NGOs are creating awareness, introducing relevant solutions, making and distributing the low-tech items such as masks and disinfectants.<br />'' <br />'' Rural Women Technology Park under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat have engaged these women. Rural women were trained to produce home made mask from traditional 'Gamocha'. It has been proposed that the women will be given 15 rupees per mask.<br />''  <br />