RajyaSabha

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

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 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

Sachin Tendulkar adopts another village for transformation

After transforming the lives of villagers in Puttamraju Kandriga in Andhra Pradesh Indian cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin  Tendulkar set to adopt Donja in Osmanabad (Maharashtra) under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna. Tendulkar has sanctioned over Rs 4 crore from his MPLAD fund for development of Donja. The amount will be spent on ... More

Batting for development: MP Sachin Tendulkar is God for these villagers in Andhra Pradesh

On Wednesday morning, Puttamarajuvari Kandriga, or PR Kandriga, a small village in Andhra Pradesh, was busy making preparations ahead of their God's visit. The 400-odd people of this village may not have seen the God of cricket bat on field, but off field Sachin Tendulkar became their God or 'devadu' after he adopted the village and ... More