Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: Bharti Enterprises and its companies Bharti Airtel, Bharti Infratel and others today announced over Rs 100 crores to ‘Prime Minister Cares Fund for India’s fight against COVID-19.
“These are extremely challenging times as the world is battling the biggest healthcare crisis of modern era in the form of COVID-19 epidemic. As a nation, our immediate priority is to collectively support the efforts of the Government to mitigate the impact of this crisis,” Bharti Enterprises said in a statement.
The statement added that a significant portion of the corpus would be immediately contributed to the PM – Cares Fund.
“The balance amount is being directed towards sourcing of masks, PPE and other key equipments for the frontline workers. Over a million N-95 masks are being procured and will be made available on an immediate basis”, the statement said.
In addition to the Rs 100 crore contribution, the employees of Bharti Group are also making personal voluntary contributions towards this cause through a platform set up by the company.
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