Amitabh Bachchan To Give Rs. 2.5 Crore To Families Of Martyrs, Farmers ndtv.com

MUMBAI: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan today said he would be donating Rs. 1 crore to the families of martyrs and an additional Rs. 1.5 crore to waive off loans of farmers.
The 75-year-old actor said he wanted to do something for the families of martyrs.

"Just yesterday, we got a list of 44 families from the government. We have prepared 112 demand drafts to the value of Rs. 1 crore to take care of the families," Mr Bachchan told reporters.

"There is a system in the government. Sixty per cent of the amount has to go to the wife, twenty per cent to the father and twenty per cent to the mother… Like this, we have divided the amount for 44 families of martyrs," he added.