Sonu
Sood
has
started
a
new
initiative
to
provide
free
battery-operated
rickshaws
to
help
kickstart
small
businesses.
The
Bollywood
actor,
during
the
lockdown
earlier
this
year,
had
worked
hard
to
ensure
labourers,
students
reached
home
safely.
He
then
began
donating
for
the
education
and
businesses
of
people
in
need,
and
also
provided
medical
assistance
to
the
needy
all
across
the
world.
Talking
about
the
new
campaign
called
'Khud
Kamao
Ghar
Chalao',
he
wrote
on
Twitter,
"A
small
step
today,
for
a
big
leap
tomorrow.
By
providing
free
e-rickshaws
that
can
be
used
to
kickstart
small
businesses,
My
effort
to
empower
people
to
become
self
reliant."
A
report
in
Pinkvilla
said
distributions
of
e-rickshaws
free
of
cost
is
only
the
first
step
of
his
new
initiative.
The
actor
in
a
statement
said
that
he
wants
people,
who
lost
their
jobs
during
the
lockdown,
be
able
to
stand
on
their
feet
and
begin
fending
for
themselves.
Sonu
Sood's
Statement
On
Khud
Kamaao
Ghar
Chalaao
In
the
statement,
Sonu
Sood
said,
"I
have
received
a
lot
of
love
from
people
over
the
past
few
months.
And
that
has
motivated
me
to
continue
being
there
for
them.
So,
I
have
launched
the
‘Khud
Kamaao
Ghar
Chalaao' initiative.
I
believe,
providing
job
opportunities
is
more
important
than
distributing
supplies.
I'm
sure
that
this
initiative
will
help
them
stand
on
their
feet
yet
again
by
making
them
self-reliant
and
self-sufficient."
Sonu
Recently
Also
Mortgaged
Eight
Properties
In
Mumbai
To
Raise
Money
Earlier,
it
was
also
reported
that
Sood
mortgaged
eight
properties
in
Mumbai,
to
raise
Rs
10
crore
and
help
the
needy.
A
Money
Control
report
has
stated
that
the
properties
include
two
commercial
shops
and
six
flats.
The
portal
also
has
access
to
documents
of
the
agreement
signed
by
the
actor
in
the
first
week
of
September,
which
was
registered
in
November
2002.
He
has
reportedly
also
paid
a
registration
fee
of
Rs
5
lakh
to
raise
funds
by
mortgaging
his
property
in
Mumbai.
Sonu
Sood's
Book
I
Am
No
Messiah
Will
Release
In
December
2020
Sonu's
efforts
have
been
recognised
not
only
in
India
but
worldwide.
He
received
the
prestigious
SDG
Special
Humanitarian
Action
Award
by
the
Department
of
Planning
of
the
Government
of
Punjab.
United
Nations
Development
Programme
(UNDP)
has
also
honoured
Sonu
Sood
with
its
Special
Humanitarian
Award.
Recently,
a
reputed
college
renamed
its
Arts
and
Humanities
department,
as
the
Sonu
Sood
Department
of
Arts
and
Humanities.