Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of their basic needs is called:

Operation Sadbhavana ('Goodwill') is the Indian Army's civic action programme launched in Jammu & Kashmir and the North-East to win the hearts and minds of local people in remote, militancy-affected and border areas by providing education, healthcare, infrastructure and other basic needs. Operation Sankalp is the Indian Navy's mission in the Gulf of Oman; Operation Maitri was the relief mission in Nepal after the 2015 earthquake; Operation Madad has been the relief operation during Kerala floods.