Chennai: Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) members have pledged donations of over Rs nine crore towards PM Cares Fund, Chief Minister relief funds and towards other measures like PPE, safety measures, food distribution and awareness programmes.
According to a press release, this aid is for scaling up healthcare support, sanitisation at containment zones, feeding communities and treatment of the disease.
FSII members have donated over Rs 1.97 crore towards PM Cares Fund and Rs 2.44 crore to Chief Minister Relief Funds of Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Karnataka. FSII members Mahyco, Rasi, Syngenta, Crystal and Corteva have pledged more than Rs one crore each in relief measures to fight Covid-19.