As confirmed by sources, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter has donated Rs 10 lakh to relief initiatives — 4 lakh to the PM Cares Relief Fund, 4 lakh to the CM Relief Fund, and 2 lakh to the Feeding India initiative. Besides contributing to the cause, Bhuvan has also been educating people on the cause.
“Usually I prefer to not talk about these things but our country needs us right now, this is important and we need to go out of our way to help everyone,” Bhuvan said as reported by News18.
“This is my way of showing my support to pledge contributions to the PM CARES fund, CM relief fund and Feeding India. I am grateful for all the people who are putting their lives at risk for our country and this is my way of giving back,” he added.
Bhuvan Bam rose to fame with his YouTube channel ‘BB Ki Vines’ in which he acts depicting three to four characters. The 26-year-old YouTuber recently collaborated with YouTube Impact Lab Initiative to create awareness about the education of girls. He also attended the latest edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos earlier this year.
Apart from, Bhuvan Bam, another famous YouTuber, Ashish Chanchlani announced that he will also contribute his earning to the PM-CARES Fund. Ashish Chanchlani announced his contribution of Rs 3 lakh on Twitter.
In this crisis of covid-19, i want to come ahead and inspire my supporters to contribute something to Pm’s Relief Fund hence i pledge to donate 3 Lakh rupees in this relief fund to help in the fight against coronavirus 🙏🙏@PMOIndia #Covid19India #LetsFightsThis https://t.co/V5jaGzEaMV
— Ashish Chanchlani (@ashchanchlani) March 29, 2020