Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) officers and employees have donated a day’s salary for Uttrakhand flood victims. The amount of Rs 22,66,723 was deposited in Chief Minster Relief Fund on Friday.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote a letter expressing gratitude towards BMC officers and employees for their contribution to rehabilitate flood victims of Uttrakhand. Earlier, it was decided in a meeting of BMC officers and employees union representatives chaired by BMC Commissioner Vishesh Ghadpale on June 22 that all officers and employees will donate one day’s salary for the flood victims.
After the approval from all the employees and officers’ unions, BMC administration collected and deposited Rs 22,66,723 in the Chief Minister Relief Funds. BMC administration collected Rs 42,898 from class one officers’ one day salaries, Rs 58,712 from the salaries of class two officers, Rs 6,61,710 from the salaries of class three employees and Rs 15,23,712 from the salaries of class four employees. The total amount collected Rs 22,66,723 will be used for providing relief to the Uttrakhand flood victims.