Bachchans request UP to give their pensions to 'poor and the needy'

October 21, 2015 12:27

Respect.

Amitabh Bachchan in a statement today, has said he and his family (Jaya and Abhishek) have "with all humility" asked that the Uttar Pradesh government use the Rs 50,000 monthly 'pension' awarded to each of them for the "poor and needy."

The Bachchans were conferred UP's highest honour in 1994, while Abhishek was given the Yash Bharti Samman in 2006.

In a statement today, Bachchan said, "Whereas I respect the UP Govt's honour of the Yash Bharti Award to members of my family, and their decision as per reports in the press, for providing pension of Rs 50, 000 per month to each recipient, I am requesting the UP Govt., with all humility, to redirect the entire amount designated for my family towards any noble charitable scheme or cause that benefits the poor and the needy."

Bachchan also said he will be writing to chief minister Akhilesh Yadav in this regard.

Read the report here.

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