Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar donates entire salary of Rs 90 lakh to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund

Sachin Tendulkar has donated his entire salary and allowances that he earned as a Rajya Sabha MP to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. In his term of six years as Rajya Sabha MP, Tendulkar has drawn nearly Rs 90 lakh in salaries and other monthly allowances. This information was revealed after the Prime Minister Office released a letter of ... More

J&K CM thanks Sachin Tendulkar for sanctioning Rs 40 lakh for school in North Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today thanked cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for sanctioning over Rs 40 lakh from the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds for construction of a school building in Kupwara district of North Kashmir. "Thankful to @sachin_rt for using his MPLAD funds for the construction of a school ... More

Tendulkar sanctions 40 lakh for a school in Kupwara

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 Kupwara district of Kashmir. Imperial Educational Institute Drugmulla, was established in 2007 is the only school in the locality. It currently has 1000 students studying in classes one ... More

Sachin Tendulkar visited Guru Govind Singh T school in the Sewri area of Mumbai

It was a dream come true for the students of Guru Govind Singh Tegbahadur High School here when they met and interacted with cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today. Tendulkar, as a member of Rajya Sabha, had sanctioned funds for construction and upgradation of classrooms of the school, located in Sewri, south Mumbai. He interacted with ... More

Sachin Tendulkar has funded school and educational institute projects worth 7.4cr through MPLAD.

Nominated Rajya Sabha member and former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday visited a school in Sewri area of Mumbai. Guru Govind Singh T School was one of the first schools for which Sachin had sanctioned funds for the construction and upgradation of classrooms. He interacted with the school children who are the beneficiar... More

Sachin Tendulkar urges Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari to take action against fake helmet manufacturers

Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkarhas sought action against manufacturers of low-quality helmets, continuing his campaign for safe two-wheeler riding. In a letter to transport minister Nitin Gadkari, Tendulkar said given the high rate of accidents involving two-wheeler drivers, it is important that safety equipment for ... More

Sachin Tendulkar bats for unified local railway network

Cricketer and RajyaSabha member Sachin Tendulkarhas batted for a single zone comprising suburban networks of Central Railway and Western Railway for better management of services, which carry almost 75 lakh commuters daily. In a letter to Union railway minister Piyush Goyal, Tendulkar said, "I am sure you will support this idea beyond the ... More

TENDULKAR WANTS INDIA TO BE A FIT AND SPORT-PLAYING NATION

Sachin Tendulkar has called for the formation of an organistaion that can employ former athletes. In his scheduled Rajya Sabha speech, which could not be delivered, the cricket legend pointed out that benefits from such an organisation will be multi-fold. “I have requested the government to form an organisation that will employ the ... More

Sachin Tendulkar sanctions Rs 2 crore from MP fund for Mumbai foot overbridge work

Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar has sanctioned Rs 2 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund for revamp of rail foot overbridges in Mumbai here in the backdrop of the Elphinstone Road station stampede. On September 29, 23 people were killed in the rush-hour stampede on a narrow ... More

MP Sachin Tendulkar contributes for Police Training School project

Legendary cricketer and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar has disbursed Rs 15 lakh from his allocated Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund for a 'Water Supply Project' at the Police Training Centre in Sangli district of Maharashtra. The news was confirmed by Sanjay Barkund, who is the head of Turchi Police Training ... More