IRCS clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 22 2016:
Indian Red Cross
Society(IRCS), Manipur State
Branch has clarified that Irom
Sharmila has donated Rd 3 lakh
to IRCS, Manipur State
Branch.
In a statement, IRCS,
Manipur State Branch said
that Sharmila had handed
over the amount for utilising
it for the welfare of women
,viz, disaster relief.
However, fund for disas-
ter relief is supported from
IRCS, National Headquarters,
New Delhi, the statement
said.
Therefore, IRCS, Manipur
State Branch raised a corpus
fund of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 3 lakh
donated by Sharmila, Rs 1
lakh donated by S Premi Devi
from the fund) to disburse
soft loan without interest to
widows of armed conflict in
the State, the statement said.
The loan was distributed
on February 20, 2015 to 50
widows of armed conflict.
From the recurring monthly
instalment recovered from
them, other widows were
given loan.
So far, IRCS, Manipur
State Branch has given loan
to 75 widows of armed con-
flict, tIRCS, Manipur State
Branch clarified.