Ravi Prakash Foundation donates Rs 1 crore to Siddipet govt school

Government schools lack proper toilet facilities which has been since many years the prime reason for school drop outs and poor attendance especially girl students of higher classes. 

As part of its corporate social responsibility TV9 channel has always supported numerous causes over the years. Additionally Ravi Prakash Foundation was founded in 2017 to further its commitment and passion for making a change in society by supporting the cause of education and health. Today Ravi Prakash Foundation is  undertaking philanthropic activities in these areas.

Ravi Prakash Foundation has adopted a government school and has donated one crore rupees for its construction. The fund will provide clean toilets with 24 hours drinking water facility. In an event held recently on September 19th, 2018 Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leader Harish Rao laid the foundation stone for Rangadhampally mandal parishad upper primary school in Telangana's Siddipet district. It is also proposed that the school will have digital classrooms with furniture, a library, play ground and all other amenities like a modernized kitchen fit for a school of international standards.   

Watch here: Minister Harish Rao lays foundation stone for school by Ravi Prakash Foundation in Siddipet

 

 

Sanjivanithon - TV9 Initiative for a better society

 

History was created on 24th June 2018 for the first time on Telugu News Television. In less than a span of four hours a sum of thirteen crores was collected. An appeal was made by Siliconandhra in collaboration with TV9 to the people of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to support an upcoming multi speciality hospital Sanjivani in Kuchipudi village. Sanjivani multi speciality hospital is a non-profit venture where some of the best doctors from India and US will offer their services.

Kuchipudi is a village in Movva Mandal, Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh world renowned for the ancient Kuchipudi dance form. The village has no roads and schools and has been neglected by successive governments since independence. This was before Siliconandhra adopted Kuchipudi. Today roads have been laid, people's basic needs have been met and developmental works taken up. 

 

In collaboration with Siliconandhra TV9 telecast Sanjivanithon fund raising event LIVE for four hours and collections poured in from three different centres - Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Kuchipudi. Hordes of people went to see the hospital building under construction. Many of them; from the poorest of poor to the richest of the rich contributed. From a mere hundred rupees to a few crores donations came in for the philanthropic cause.

Sivayya - Inspirational Story

His name is Sivayya. He is sixty five years old. He knows the pain of how his co- villagers have to travel two hours to reach the nearest hospital in Vijayawada in times of medical emergency. When Sivayya came to know about Sanjivani hospital,  he felt happy at the prospect of medical aid reaching his doorsteps. He thought it was his duty to part with a minimum amount. Without a second thought he donated Rs. 3,500 from his meagre daily earnings. Sivayya makes a living by pulling a rickshaw. He is a rich man because he has a big heart. Sivayya's inspirational story was telecast over & over again. Inspired by Sivayya's story, many came forward to contribute for the noble cause. In collaboration with Siliconandhra TV9 telecast Sanjivanithon a fund raising event LIVE and managed to collect thirteen crores in four hours for Sanjivani a multi speciality hospital in Kuchipudi. Collections poured in from three different centres - Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Kuchipudi. Hordes of people went to see the hospital building under construction in Kuchipudi. Many saw Sivayya there and congratulated him for his noble gesture. TV9 thanks rickshaw puller Sivayya for inspiring people to donate for Sanjivanithon.