By Raju William
Ludhiana’s senior citizens donate Rs 2.10 lakh to fight Corona, DC thanks them
Ludhiana, April 20, 2020: Senior Citizens Welfare Association, Ludhiana today donated Rs 2.10 lakh to the District Red Cross Society, Ludhiana on humanitarian grounds for the help of the needy amid Coronavirus crisis.
Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal thanked the association president Satya Pal Karkara and his entire team for their donation for this noble cause
"Feeling the need of the time and realising the responsibility of everyone to help in whatever way in the efforts to meet the challenge of Covid-19, our association made this contribution to the Red Cross Society of Ludhiana,"commented Dr SS Johl on behalf of the Association.
The DC appealed the residents to follow the example of the senior citizens and donate liberally so that maximum number of people could be benefited.
Agrawal informed that in view of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19), if any person wants to donate to support the relief measures being undertaken by the District Administration, they should contact Secretary of District Red Cross Society, Ludhiana at his phone number 9417376655 or email redcrossldh@yahoo.com.
To make the entire process much easier, the District Administration has also issued the web link, https://ircsl.getekart.com/ircsl/ircslpay/payment/zi1QSRVaAMQla7CJyWn2KA== to make the donation with a single click. Doing so online is much easier for the donor.
All that the donors have to do is to fill in their name, email ID, mobile number and PAN number and the donation from Rs 500 to Rs 50 lakh can be made easily by clicking this link.
The District Red Cross Society has an account in the HDFC Bank (account number 50100330412872) and the IFSC Code is “HDFC0001320”.
Agrawal said that in this hour of need, cooked food and dry ration is being supplied to the needy people mainly the daily wagers in various parts of the city. This relief work is being carried out with the support of several voluntary organisations through the District Red Cross Society.