COVID-19 lockdown: Vidya Balan urges people to donate for needy ones

As the country is facing a nationwide lockdown, actor Vidya Balan has urged everyone on social media to contribute a feasible amount to help the less privileged amid the pandemic health scare.

Mumbai: Actor Vidya Balan on Friday urged people to donate generously for the less fortunate ones who are going hungry due to the nationwide lockdown imposed by the central government to curb the spread of coronavirus.

The actor posted a video of herself on Instagram where she is seen spreading awareness about the Mumbai based NGO - Mumbai Roti Bank that provides free meals to the needy.

Balan shared the contact details of the Mumbai Roti Bank volunteers and urged her Instafam to contact the volunteers in case they find someone in need of food.

"As we all know the whole world is facing an unprecedented challenge due to the coronavirus. In India it is estimated that 200 million people go hungry every day and this number is only increasing at an alarming rate in the current situation," she said.

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  In these difficult times *Mumbai Roti Bank* is providing *free meals for all poor people*. We understand that many daily wage labourers and others don't have groceries and food and are going hungry everyday. If you know any place where people are going hungry please contact us on *8655580001* .We will be happy to serve areas which are concentrated with needy people. As *Mumbai Roti Bank*, @rotibankfdn has been started by *Mr D Sivanandhan* retired police commissioner, Mumbai police is happy to aid the movement of our vans to feed the needy at this critical time. In case you would like to help us, *Please Donate* generously the following: 1. *Uncooked grains and pulses* like rice, wheat, dal and even cooking oil, we will cook meals in our kitchen and distribute 2. *Monetary donations* can be sent to our bank details or via Paytm. We are a registered NGO, we can send you an 80G receipt if you contact us. *Bank details* Account no 303402127218 Ifsc code RATN0000088 Branch Name: RBL Bank , Lowerparel Account name: Roti Foundation Mumbai *Call us* on 8655580001 *Website* www.rotibankindia.org *You can make a donation via Paytm also via our website* Thanks , Mumbai Roti Bank @rotibankfdn

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  In these difficult times *Mumbai Roti Bank* is providing *free meals for all poor people*. We understand that many daily wage labourers and others don't have groceries and food and are going hungry everyday. If you know any place where people are going hungry please contact us on *8655580001* .We will be happy to serve areas which are concentrated with needy people. As *Mumbai Roti Bank*, @rotibankfdn has been started by *Mr D Sivanandhan* retired police commissioner, Mumbai police is happy to aid the movement of our vans to feed the needy at this critical time. In case you would like to help us, *Please Donate* generously the following: 1. *Uncooked grains and pulses* like rice, wheat, dal and even cooking oil, we will cook meals in our kitchen and distribute 2. *Monetary donations* can be sent to our bank details or via Paytm. We are a registered NGO, we can send you an 80G receipt if you contact us. *Bank details* Account no 303402127218 Ifsc code RATN0000088 Branch Name: RBL Bank , Lowerparel Account name: Roti Foundation Mumbai *Call us* on 8655580001 *Website* www.rotibankindia.org *You can make a donation via Paytm also via our website* Thanks , Mumbai Roti Bank @rotibankfdn

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  In these difficult times *Mumbai Roti Bank* is providing *free meals for all poor people*. We understand that many daily wage labourers and others don't have groceries and food and are going hungry everyday. If you know any place where people are going hungry please contact us on *8655580001* .We will be happy to serve areas which are concentrated with needy people. As *Mumbai Roti Bank*, @rotibankfdn has been started by *Mr D Sivanandhan* retired police commissioner, Mumbai police is happy to aid the movement of our vans to feed the needy at this critical time. In case you would like to help us, *Please Donate* generously the following: 1. *Uncooked grains and pulses* like rice, wheat, dal and even cooking oil, we will cook meals in our kitchen and distribute 2. *Monetary donations* can be sent to our bank details or via Paytm. We are a registered NGO, we can send you an 80G receipt if you contact us. *Bank details* Account no 303402127218 Ifsc code RATN0000088 Branch Name: RBL Bank , Lowerparel Account name: Roti Foundation Mumbai *Call us* on 8655580001 *Website* www.rotibankindia.org *You can make a donation via Paytm also via our website* Thanks , Mumbai Roti Bank @rotibankfdn

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"Scores of daily wage labourers, jobless workers and others who have no groceries, no food to eat. And in these difficult times Mumbai Roti Bank is providing free meals to the poor and needy," the actor added.

She further urged people to do little bit for the unfortunate ones by donating generously to them.

"Please Donate generously. Uncooked grains and pulses like rice, wheat, dal and even cooking oil, we will cook meals in our kitchen and distribute. Monetary donations can be sent to our bank details or via Paytm," she wrote in the caption.

The Mission Mangal actor shared further details of the NGO in her caption.

As many workers from the unskilled sector are going hungry amid the nationwide lockdown imposed by the central government to curb the spread of coronavirus, many Bollywood celebrities are donating and urging their fans to donate for the same.The total number of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus rose to 724 on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

With inputs from ANI.