God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has given over Rs 40 Lakh from the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds for the construction of the school building in Bandipora district, North Kashmir.
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Tendulkar wrote a letter to DM & District Collector in which he mentioned, the Imperial Educational Institute Drugmulla, which was established in 2007, had requested for funds and “the request must be scrutinised”. Tendulkar further 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 with the guidelines of MPLAD scheme.”
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Tendulkar has also helped to construct a school in Sewri, South Mumbai. The legendary cricketer has sanctioned Rs 7.4 cr funds for around 20 schools and educational institutes projects covering the areas of West Medinipur 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.