Published 14:06 IST, March 30th 2020

Six-year-old breaks piggy bank to contribute to WB CM Mamata Banerjee's Coronavirus fund

Multiple people from different sectors have been seen to come to the forefront and such initiatives for public welfare have been praised by PM Modi himself

Reported by: Suryagni Roy
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Amidst nationwide fight against Coronavirus and lockdown to tackle it, many people have come forward to financially contribute to cause. Multiple people from different sectors have been seen coming to foreground and such initiatives for public welfare have been praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself.

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Contributions from all sectors

In such an environment, a young girl who is merely six years old was seen making her contribution to Bengal CM's emergency fund. Jayashree Mazumdar who is just six and studies in a reputed school in Kolkata broke her piggy bank and contributed her entire saving of rupees six hundred and seventy to Mamata Banerjee's emergency fund. t only contribution but girl was seen making video calls to her friends and asking m to come forward and help cause. She even told m to make sure that y abide by lockdown, maintain social distancing even if y need to go out for essential services. family wasn't far behind as well,  y made masks at home and were distributing it to whosoever required it around ir locality.

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Many celebrities and entrepreneurs have come forward to help with funds in whatsoever way y can. Be it CM's fund or PM's, major contributions have been done by likes of filmstars, businessmen and sports stars.

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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in March anunced that her government will create a Rs 200 crore fund to tackle coronavirus outbreak and she has asked people from different sectors to come ahead and contribute to fund. She said those willing to donate can deposit directly to concerned bank account or contact state Health Secretary on a number given or contact email account.

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14:06 IST, March 30th 2020