Bharat Ke Veer

Bharat Ke Veer (lit. 'Warriors of India') is a fund-raising initiative by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India to benefit members of various government paramilitary and military forces (the Central Armed Police Forces and the Assam Rifles). The initiative was launched by Flt Lt Mukund B Vala Akshay Kumar and Rajnath Singh.[1] It allows donations of up to ₹1.5 million to the account of an individual soldier, or unlimited donations to the general "Bharat Ke Veer" fund.[2] The general fund is distributed on the basis of need to families of Central Armed Police Force or Assam Rifles personnel. Money is credited to the next of kin of Central Armed Police Force personnel in all seven branches[3] or National Disaster Response Force and Assam Rifles soldiers.[4]

The official anthem of Bharat Ke Veer' was launched on 20 January 2018 by Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Bollywood actor, Akshay Kumar and other ministers Kiren Rijiju and Hansraj Ahir.[5]

References
  1. "'Bharat Ke Veer' initiative pays off, people donate generously". The Economic Times. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. "Government sets up committee to manage donations for martyrs' kin on web site - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. "Central Armed Police Forces".
  4. "Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates Web Portal "Bharat ke Veer"". 2017-04-09.
  5. "Akshay Kumar, Rajnath Singh unveil official anthem of 'Bharat Ke Veer'". 20 January 2018.
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