New Delhi, Mar 27 (UNI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday donated one month’s salary to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to strengthen the Government’s efforts in combating COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
Mr Naidu, in a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, described novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a calamity of extremely severe nature which has claimed a heavy toll of life across the globe, an official statement here said.
He said India is fighting the pandemic by taking timely and emergent measures from time to time under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "This is my small contribution to the cause," Mr Naidu said.