AGRA: The resident doctors of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have decided to donate their one-day salary for rehabilitation of the people affected in
Delhi riots.
Confirming this, Resident Doctors Association (RDA) president Mohammad Hamza said 850 doctors including junior and senior residents and interns will contribute for the fund.
Hamza told TOI that around Rs 25 lakh will be given to the families of the victims through AMU’s finance officer. He said many doctors are voluntarily contributing their two-three days salary to enhance the rehabilitation amount.
Another resident doctor, who wished not to be named, said that this help may not be big in terms of money, but it’s shows that humanity still exist. He said all victims, irrespective of their communities, will be helped with the collected money.
Meanwhile, AMU administration urged its alumni to voluntarily contribute for the rehabilitation of such people. In an appeal, finance officer Professor S M Jawed Akhtar said that the recent riots in northeast Delhi have led to loss of many lives and huge destruction of property and those who wish to contribute may send their donations to two different bank accounts, one meant for Indian nationals and the other for foreign nationals and foreign institutions.
Akhtar said that the AMU vice-chancellor will constitute a committee of senior employees to decide the format and criteria of payment to the riot-affected families.
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