Shanti Upendra Foundation for Development Initiatives (sufdi)

Special COVID 19 Drive- Help for Orphans

Dear Friend,
The Shanti Upendra Foundation for Development Initiatives (SUFDI) is an Educational Trust which I manage. SUFDI has been trying to contribute towards adding to knowledge corpus by organising Shanti Sharma Memorial Lecture every year on 3rd April and also providing small help to children who lost their parents (orphans) through Sushamajay Scholarship. You can read details on the SUFDI Website

We are in an unprecedented situation because of Covid 19. A large number of children (orphans) who were in school hostels were maintained and fed by the school. Such orphan children are now with their grand parents, maternal or paternal uncle or some other relative who is not directly responsible for their well-being. Children are not attending schools and so also not paying school fees. We have information that schools are not able to keep the children on their rolls as they have to pay to the teachers and staff and guardians are not able to provide for these children, as they have themselves lost jobs.

SUFDI has undertaken to support some children (orphans) by paying their school fees for the first six months i.e. April to September which may come to about rupees 1750 and we also wish to pay identical amount to these children or to their guarding (in two instalments in their bank a/c directly) as a support to these children. It means an amount of approximately 3500 can see these children through this period of crisis till September. All donations to SUFDI are exempt as per rules from Income tax as per order no. ITBA/EXM/S/80G/2019-20/1023430341(1) dt.30/12/2019.

I have contacted schools in North East and Jharkahnd to give me names of such children. We will be displaying the names of the children and school name of the children on the SUFDI website for your information. We will also display names of donors for information of all concern. Normally SUFDI retains 10% of any donation as Institutional charge but in this case the complete collected amount will be disbursed. To help SUFDI maintain its activities ten percent of the complete amount collected will be paid as Institutional Charge by Mr. GyanRatna, my elder brother. SUFDI will be very grateful for your support in this moment of crisis. You can transfer the amount in the Bank account of SUFDI. Hope to get liberal support from you.

With best regards,

Chandra Bhushan Sharma

Chief Trustee, SUFDI.

The donation can be transfered to the Following Account

Account Number : 2257000102045884

Bank Name : Punjab National Bank

Account Name : Shanti Upendra Foundation for Development Initiatives

Place : IGNOU, Maidan Garhi

RTGS/NEFT IFS Code : PUNB0225700

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