The chief minister relief fund has continued to receive contributions from public representatives, Government bodies, fraternities and concerned citizens. On Saturday, the Vidhan Sabha speaker and Rishikesh MLA Prem Chand Aggarwal met CM Trivendra Singh Rawat and discussed the Governmental efforts in the State amidst the lockdown. He also contributed Rs 25.51 lakh collected by the people in his constituency to the CM relief fund. The sum comprised Rs 10 lakh from Bishan Khanna of Rishikesh Public School, Rs 10 lakh from Harshvardhan Sharma of Sri Bharat Mandir School Society, Rs 5 lakh from Ashok Prapanna Sharma of Bharat temple and Rs 51,000 from Gurvinder Saluja of Ma Katyayani Mandir Gyan Kartar Ashram.
Additional chief secretary and chairman of Bridge, Ropeway, Tunnel and other Infrastructure Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (BRIDCUL), Om Prakash contributed Rs 15 lakh on behalf of the corporation. Additionally, he also contributed Rs 51,000 individually to the CM relief fund.
Further, industrialist and philanthropist Rakesh Oberoi contributed a sum of Rs 5 lakh to the CM relief fund on behalf of his various firms. This amount comprises Rs 1.25 lakh from Divine Automotives Private Limited, Rs 1.25 lakh from DD Motors Private Limited, Rs 1.25 lakh from Oberoi Motors Limited and Rs 1.25 lakh from Oberoi Motors- a unit of SL Oberoi Mineral Private Limited.