Web portal 'Bharat ke veer' launched, will enable people to contribute towards family of martyrs

Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday inaugurated the web portal and mobile application named 'Bharat ke Veer' on the occasion of Valour Day of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

The portal is an IT based platform, with an objective to enable donors to contribute towards the family of a braveheart who sacrificed his/her life in line of duty.

The amount so donated will be credited to the account of ‘next of kin’ of those Central Armed Police Force/Central Para Military Force soldiers.

Actor Akshay Kumar was the guest of honour for the function. 

Speaking on the occasion, Singh said that each moment of lives of CRPF and CAPF personnel was a test of their courage and bravery.

He added that a bullet could hit a soldier physically, but no bullet could defeat the courage and motivation of a soldier.

The HM gave the example of CRPF commandant, Chetan Cheetah who survived nine bullets.

Singh also thanked Akshay for contributing his ideas to the launch of web portal and appealed to the nation to visit it and contribute maximum towards the corpus.

At the same time, Singh maintained that the martyr’s family should get a support of minimum Rs one crore and the government would meet the gaps, if any.  

On the other hand, speaking on the occasion, Akshay said that the web portal would act as a support to the families of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the nation. 

A heartfelt thank you to hon. @rajnathsingh,Shri. Rajiv Mehrishi and @paramiyer_ for making #BharatKeVeer possible pic.twitter.com/U0iOGicMp9 — Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) April 9, 2017

To ensure maximum coverage, a cap of 15 lakh rupees is imposed and the donors would be alerted if the amount exceeds, so that they can choose to divert part of the donation to another braveheart's account or to the 'bharat ke veer' corpus.

The corpus would be managed by a committee made up of eminent persons of repute and senior government officials, who would decide to disburse the fund equitably to the braveheart’s family on need basis. 

Meanwhile, the HM awarded police medal for gallantry to the CRPF personnel (including posthumously) on the occasion of valour day.

(Content courtesy - PIB)