Akshay Kumar Volunteers To Adopt A Village Hit By Farmers' Suicides

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When it comes to giving it back to the society, no one does it better than Akshay Kumar. Be it slashing his endorsement fee for helping a brand cope up with losses due to drought, or offering monetary help to families of martyred soldiers, Akshay is an actor who works for the cause rather than applause.

Akshay Kumar, according to PTI, is now keen on adopting a village in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra.

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The report states that the district collector, Sachindra Pratap Singh, yesterday signed the proposal made by the Chetana Abhiyan Project director and Resident District Collector (RDC) Rajesh Khawle in response to the instruction received from the Maharashtra government.

According to Singh, Akshay met state finance minister, Sudhir Mungantiwar, in Mumbai and during the interaction, the minister explained Akshay about the woes of farmers in Vidarbha, particularly in Yavatmal.

And after hearing and carefully analysing everything, Akshay volunteered to adopt one of the villages hit hard by the farmers' suicides, he said.

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After Akshay expressed his desire to adopt the village, government asked the district administration to suggest a village that has been worse hit by the farmer suicides and has recorded the maximum number of suicides.

The RDC proposed the name of village Pimpri Butti and the collector has now cleared the concerned file, which would soon be submitted to the state government for further action.