New Delhi: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has sanctioned over Rs 40 lakh from the MP
Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds for construction of a school
building in Bandipora district of North Kashmir.
The letter that
Tendulkar wrote to DM & District Collector (Office of Mumbai
Suburban District, District Planning Committee), Deependra Singh
Kushwah, is in possession of PTI.
Tendulkar, in his letter,
mentioned that the Imperial Educational Institute Drugmulla, which was
established in 2007, had requested for funds and "the request must be
scrutinised".
The description of work requested include
construction of a school building with 10 class rooms, four
laboratories, an adminstrative block, six toilets and an assembly/prayer
hall.
Tendulkar wrote: "Further to the scrutiny, technical,
financial and administrative sanctions may be issued within 75 days of
the receipt of this letter. The sanctioned letter should be approved and
completed if they are compliant under the guidelines of MPLAD scheme."
Tendulkar has also sanctioned funds for construction and upgradation of a school located in Sewri, South Mumbai.
Through MPLAD, the legendary cricketer has sanctioned Rs 7.4 cr funds
for around 20 schools and educational institutes projects covering the
areas of West Medinapur in West Bengal, Nellore District in Andhra
Pradesh, Mumbai, Solapur and Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, Hamirpur in
Himachal Pradesh, Kasargod in Kerala, Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu,
Pathanamthitta, Palakkad in Kerala.
PTI
