Hyderabad
Police has tweeted from its official handle to thank Paytm's Founder and CEO
Mr.Vijay Shekhar Sharma for sending across 8000 nose masks for its workforce.
Paytm, India’s leading digital payments and financial services company has been
sending out face masks and hygiene products across the country to ensure the
safety of frontline workers fighting COVID-19. Appreciating this initiative in
the tweet, Mr. Anil Kumar, IPS Officer in Hyderabad Police has conveyed a
special thanks to Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
Paytm is in the process of sending out 4 lakh
masks and 10 lakh hygiene products to the offices of the Government of India,
Army, CRPF, Police, Hospitals, Municipal bodies, and District Magistrates.
These authorities would distribute them to the personnel working in the
frontline to help control the outspread. Apart from Hyderabad Police, CRPF
Jammu, National Human Commission Assam, and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation
have also tweeted from their official handles to thank Paytm for its efforts.
The company is aiming to deliver supplies to many other states including UP,
Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Goa, and
Madhya Pradesh in the coming days.
Paytm has launched a host of initiatives to join the fight against novel
coronavirus. It has revamped its app's UI with ‘Stay at Home Essential
Payments’. The new design has streamlined payments such as mobile & DTH
recharge, electricity, water, gas, credit card, insurance premium among others
which millions of Indians are now conveniently paying from their home.
When the government launched the PM-CARES fund, the company joined the noble
cause by aiming to raise Rs. 500 crore with the support of its users. Also
under ‘Feed My City’ initiative, Paytm is providing meals to daily wage earners
in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad& Noida in association with KVN
Foundation. The company is requesting fellow citizens to support these
initiatives by donating through their Paytm app.
