Ration kits distributed to needy families in Deulgaon Raja ahead of Diwali

Grocery kits called "Anand Cha Shidha" were distributed to needy and poor people in Deulgaon Raja town on the eve of Diwali. The kits were handed out at Virangula Bhavan, and volunteers also went to the homes of needy people to deliver them.

The programme was organised by the Taluka Retired Employees Association, Janseva Samajik Sanghatana, Sahakarmaharshi Bhaskarrao Shingne Public Library, the Senior Citizens Association and the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, Deulgaon Raja.

Many families are facing financial hardship because of drought-like conditions. The Retired Employees Association took up the initiative to bring the joy of Diwali into the lives of such families. Its stated aim was that people from deprived and economically weaker sections of society should smile and be able to share in the festival's happiness.

The kits were distributed by Baliram Mapari, president of the Retired Employees Association; Prakash Khandebharad, president of the library; Madhukar Shelke, working president of the Senior Citizens Association; and its secretary Govindrao Borkar. Prof. Ashok Doifode, Prof. Vijay Raimul, Prakash Ahire, Arun Sapate, Ghanshyam Bhandare, Madhukarrao Dhule, Panditrao Patharkar, Shantilal Nirphale, Sushil Hanumante, Prof. Vinayak Kulkarni, Prof. Avinash Raje Jadhav, Babulal Shivarkar and Shivaji Dhule also handed kits to needy people.