A Clarion call was given to produce washable cotton cloth face masks which was the need of the hour as the whole world was engulfed in the Covid-19 pandemic. The face mask is the first line of defence for human beings to protect against the corona virus. The SIES commenced the project "Million Masks” in April 2020. The aim was to produce the face masks under the SIES-ISR and BEACON, the ISR activity of the SIES Graduate School of Technology. Under Beacon which is the skill development cell, women and girls from the underprivileged strata of the society in and around Navi Mumbai had undergone the tailoring and stitching course.

In the making of the masks which began in April 2020 the girls and women who had undergone the tailoring course were roped in to stitch the masks as per the guidelines of WHO (World Health Organization). They were provided with the raw material required for the masks to be stitched. While collecting the finished product they were paid the labor charges for the number of masks stitched by them which ensured that they had some earnings during the pandemic lockdown for their livelihood.

By December 2020, Five lakh masks were produced and distributed to the poor and needy with the help of various NGO (Non Government Organization). The cost per mask which was borne by the SIES was Rs. 4.80.