COVAID PORTAL
- May 13, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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COVAID PORTAL
Subject : Governance
Context: CovAid portal set up for real-time monitoring of relief
Concept :
- Central government think tank NITI Aayog has set up a dedicated portal named CovAid to keep a track of all the Covid-19 aid received by the Indian government from several missions or individual organisations.
- The platform keeps an end-to-end check from initiations to distribution.
- It is important to note that all the received items are exempted from customs duties, health-cess and GST obligation, and can be received anywhere in India by the Indian Red Cross Society.
- Once verified, the donor will be prompted to share the details of donations along with the several documentations — waybill, commercial invoice and total value of donated items, packing list, donation/gift certificate or covering letter, flight or cargo details — for the Indian Red Cross Society to facilitate the process on arrival including customs and all other clearances.