The ongoing COVID situation has not only redefined the very nature and understanding of a public good but has also reiterated the importance of the public sector. It has also shown the realistic possibility for a synergistic approach to human development – whether it is managing a crisis or meeting National goals. Government working in partnership with the Private sector and Civil Society is the emerging new normal. The state fulfilled its constitutional mandate and came up with the resources, the knowledge, the guidelines, and policies. It procured and distributed vaccines, ensured oxygen supplies and medical equipment including ventilators, and paid for care provided in the private and non-government sectors. Looking beyond profits and bottom lines, Corporate India joined the fight against COVID-19. The private sector took up the public responsibility by supporting with fiscal, material, and logistic support apart from ensuring care. Civil society was in full force, facilitating the last mile connection of healthcare services to the public and ensuring the most marginalized were cared for – whether it was the migrants under economic distress or the indigenous tribal living in geographically challenged circumstances.