Retired teacher donates Rs 50,000 to CMRF

Retired teacher Bura Mallesham handing over a cheque for Rs 50,000 to Finance Minister T Harish Rao in Siddipet.

State Bureau  09.04.2020

Siddipet

A retired teacher, Bura Mallesham has donated his one month pension, Rs 50,000, towards Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) to help Telangana government to combat the Covid-19. Mallesham his wife Vijaya met Finance Minister, T Harish Rao at his residence and handed over the cheque on Wednesday.

Stating that the government’s revenue has decreased largely due to lockdown, Rao said the donations being made by the philanthropists could be very useful under the prevailing circumstances.

150 paddy cleaners

Meanwhile Harish Rao said the government would get 150 paddy cleaners from Punjab for Siddipet disitrict to clean the paddy at procurement centres and meet the seasonal demand here. Rao, who inaugurated paddy and maize procurement centres at various places in Siddipet, called upon the farmers to bring their produce to procurement centres with token numbers. He said that the procurement centres have been asked to issue token numbers to every farmer.