Big B Politely Requests UP Government To Redirect His Pension To The Needy
Amitabh Bachchan politely rejected Uttar Pradesh's government's new pension scheme and requested to give his pension to the needy.
Friday Release Team | Updated On: Oct 21, 2015 09:59 PM
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According to a new pension scheme called the Yash Bharti Sanman by Uttar Pradesh's government, a monthly pension of Rs. 50,000/- will be provided to the Yash Bharti Sanman awardees. And, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan along with his wife Jaya Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan were supposed to the among the first individual to benefit from the scheme.
But, the veteran star requested the government to donate the amount to the people who need it. Big B stated that, ''Whereas I respect the UP Govt's honour of the Yash Bharti Award to members of my family, and their decision as per reports in the press, for providing pension of Rs 50, 000 per month to each recipient, I am requesting the UP Govt., with all humility, to redirect the entire amount designated for my family towards any noble charitable scheme or cause that benefits the poor and the needy.''
