Monday, April 2, 2018

Tendulkar donates his salary to PM’s relief fund 

TIMES OF INDIA 02.04.2018

New Delhi: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, whoseterm as Rajya Sabha MP ended recently, has donated his entire salary and allowances to the Prime Minister's relief fund.

In the past six years, Tendulkar has drawn nearly ₹90 lakh in salaries and other monthly allowances. The PMO has also issued a letter of acknowledgment which states: “Prime Minister acknowledges this thoughtful gesture and conveys his gratitude. These contributions will beof immensehelp in providing assistance to the people in distress.” Tendulkar, along with veteran actress Rekha, have been criticised a lot for their poor attendance in the Parliament allthese years.

According to data released by Tendulkar's office, he has claimed to have sanctioned 185 projects acrossthecountry with ₹7.4 crore outof his allocated₹30 crore being usedfor educational and related structural development, including building and renovation of classrooms.

Tendulkar also adopted two villagesunder the Sansad Gram Adarsh Gram Yojana Scheme, including Puttam Raju Kandriga in Andhra Pradesh and Donja in Maharashtra. PTI

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