Overview

• Distribution was conducted on September 22 at Rajouri Garrison with the Ace of Spades Division’s Maj Gen Kaushik Mukherjee and Rajouri Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma present.
• Beneficiaries were drawn from households affected by cross-border shelling linked to Operation Sindoor, with support from the Army and local administration.
• Patekar urged people to contribute directly rather than depend solely on government aid and cited quiet philanthropy in the film industry, naming Johnny Lever.
• The Nirmala Gajanan Foundation said the effort extends its collaboration with the Indian Army through the adoption of Army Goodwill Schools in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
• Patekar said he will personally sponsor the education of an 11-year-old girl who lost her father in shelling in Poonch, according to PTI.