HYDERABAD:National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR)employees have contributed generously towards the PM CARES Fundand Telangana State Chief Minister’s Relief Fund amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

This timely donation comes at a time when the Government along with other departments/ agencies are engaged in the mammoth task of controlling the spread of this pandemic and taking various measures to mitigate its impact on public health and the national economy.

The employees of the Institute contributed Rs.11,93,054/- (Rupees Eleven lakh ninety three thousand and fifty four) to the PM CARES Fund and Rs.8,81,148 (Rupees Eight lakhs eighty one thousand one hundred forty eight only) towards the Telangana State CM Relief Fund. This includes the contribution of one-month salary of Dr. W.R. Reddy IAS, Director General,NIRDPR, amounting to Rs.2,81,920/- (Rupees two lakh eighty one thousand nine hundred twenty).