May 24, 2014
Foundation to be set up for administration of fund under newly appointed Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and the Chief Secretary
May 24, 2014
Foundation to be set up for administration of fund under newly appointed Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and the Chief Secretary
New Delhi: As a parting gift to the cause of education for girls in his home state, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi has donated Rs 21 lakh from his personal savings to create a corpus fund for educating daughters of drivers and peons working with the Gujarat government.
A foundation will be set up for the administration of the corpus fund, under newly appointed Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and the Chief Secretary.
"Before leaving Gujarat, I gave Rs. 21 lakh from my personal savings to educate daughters of drivers & peons working with Guj Govt, (sic)" Modi tweeted.
In another tweet, he said, "An issue very close to me is educating the girl child. As CM, I always looked forward to Kanya Kelavani Abhiyan across Gujarat."
He said the corpus fund will "hopefully grow in future and empower our daughters".
Modi initiated the Kanya Kelavani campaign in Gujarat to ensure education for girls. He raised Rs 89.96 crore by auctioning all gifts he received as Chief Minister and donated this to the Kanya Kelavani Fund.
Courtesy: PTI
