Big B donates Rs 50 lakh to NGO working for senior citizens

New Delhi, Dec 7: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has donated Rs 50 lakh to a Gurgaon-based NGO working towards the welfare of senior citizens.

The veteran actor donated the amount to The Earth Saviours Foundation situated in Bandhwari Village of Gurgaon district in Haryana.

NGO founder Ravi Kalra in a statement, said Bachchan was moved by the NGO’s efforts towards taking care of old people and promised to donate.

Kalra said the money would be spent in arranging food, medicine and treatment of the 450 senior citizens staying at the NGO. They also plan to build a hospital in the village.