The Rajkeeya Shikshak Sangh (RSS), the powerful association of lecturers and licensed teachers (LT) of the Government schools of Uttarakhand has come forward for the help of poor during the period of lockdown. The association has undertaken a campaign to distribute food grains to the poor daily wage earners, labourers and others who are facing problems due to the lockdown imposed by the government to break the infection cycle of dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19). The general secretary of the association Sohan Singh Majila said that the organisation has about 25000 members who are spread in all parts of the state.
“We have made an appeal to our members to provide all possible help to the poor and needy to whom the government help in not reaching.
The association has taken a resolve to ensure that no one in the state is hungry due to the lockdown. Impressed by the activities of the association, the administration of Pithoragarh district has selected it for distribution of food grain to the poor.
Majila added that the teachers are also donating generously for the success of campaign. He said that the teachers have also pledged to donate one day’s salary to the chief minister’s relief fund. This amount is supposed to be in excess of Rs 6 Crore.