Singer Shaan Initiates Fundraiser To Support Daily Wage Earners
News
oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By P T I
Singer
Shaan
on
Tuesday
said
he
has
initiated
a
fundraiser
to
raise
Rs
25
lakhs
towards
supporting
out
of
work
daily
wage
earners
and
their
families
in
the
wake
of
the
national
lockdown.
The
country
is
witnessing
a
21-day
lockdown,
as
announced
by
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi,
to
contain
the
spread
of
the
novel
coronavirus.
The
daily
wage
workers
across
different
avenues
are
badly
hit
by
the
lockdown.
Shaan,
along
with
the
crowdfunding
platform
Impact
Guru,
backed
by
NGOs,
Aakanksha
Vision
For
A
Better
Society
and
Help
Age
India,
have
come
forward
to
support
daily
earners.
"It
does
not
have
to
be
a
big
amount
...
but
be
rest
assured
that
I
will
personally
make
sure
your
charity
will
be
utilised
well
and
appreciated," Shaan
tweeted.
In
a
statement
penned
by
the
'Jab
Se
Tere
Naina'
singer,
Shaan
said
Aakanksha
Vision
For
A
Better
Society
aims
to
support
the
daily
wage
earners
monetarily
for
the
loss
of
their
livelihood.
"All
the
proceeds
will
be
used
in
providing
monetary
and
in-kind
support
to
around
1,000
auto
drivers,
rag
pickers
and
other
daily
wagers
living
in
the
slums
in
Kadapa
and
Kurnool
Districts
of
Andhra
Pradesh."
HelpAge
India
is
planning
to
provide
food
to
the
elderly,
added
Shaan.
"A
One-Month
Survival
package
is
what
it
is
called,
consisting
of
daily
essentials
(groceries)
and
Corona
protection
kits
including
masks,
bathing
and
washing
soaps.
This
package
has
been
made
in
consultation
with
the
Communities
of
Elderly
and
would
help
a
family
of
5
people
to
tide
over
the
immediate
situation," he
said.
The
singer
urged
his
fans,
fellow
artistes
and
corporate
houses
to
come
out
in
large
numbers
and
extend
their
support.
"Together,
we
can
come
out
of
this
crisis
successfully.
I
trust
you
to
help
me
raise
funds
for
these
helpless
people.
Every
donation
counts.
Also,
every
share
matters.
Spread
the
word
and
let's
do
good
together," he
added.