DMart’s Damani donates Rs 100 cr to PM’s Covid-19 relief fund

New Delhi: Radhakishan Damani, promoter of Avenue Supermarts that owns hypermarket chain DMart, on Saturday donated Rs 100 crore to the PM Cares Fund and another Rs 55 crore to various state relief funds.

Damani made the contributions through group company Bright Star Investments.

“India is witnessing unprecedented times following the spread of Covid-19. We are fully supportive of the swift actions taken by the central, state government and local bodies to protect the public. Each of us also needs to do our best to protect our communities and fellow countrymen,” the company said in a statement.

Out of the Rs 55 crore given to various states, Rs 10 crore each has gone to Maharashtra and Gujarat governments relief funds and Rs 5 crore each to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Punjab.

He also contributed Rs 2.5 crore each to Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

DMart operates from 206 locations across India.