Priyanka Chopra aims to increase COVID-19 fundraiser to Rs 22 cr now, appeals people to donate more

Priyanka Chopra on Sunday said that the fundraiser Together For India, which was started by the actor and her husband Nick Jonas, has managed to raise around Rs 7.5 crore. In a video, she and GiveIndia’s Atul Satija spoke about how the funds are being used to tackle India’s ground reality against its fight with Covid-19 pandemic. She also appealed to people to donate more and said she aims to collect Rs 22 crore and has increased the ambit of how the funds will be used.

“It’s been a tumultuous couple of months with so much happening on



ground across India in the battle against Covid 19. The #TogetherForIndia Fundraiser that @nickjonas and I started with our partners @give_india has raised over $1 million (around Rs 7.5 crores) has been put to good use towards procurement of medical equipment like oxygen cylinders and concentrators and vaccination support,” the actor wrote alongside the video.

Priyanka added that now via Together For India, the actor wants to raise around Rs 22 crore to tackle several other issues the country is battling due the the pandemic and Covid-19 led lockdown.