Google CEO Sundar Pichai Donates Rs. 5 Crore To Combat COVID-19 Pandemic

Apr 14, 2020, 09:01 IST

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has donated Rs 4 Crore to GiveIndia in the wake of coronavirus crisis. GiveIndia took to its Twitter and thanked Sundar Pichai for extending the helping hand to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

As per the reports, GiveIndia has raised a total of Rs. 12 crore to support the weaker sections of the society. Pichai also announced that Google will donate a total of $800 million to support the small and medium businesses, organisations and healthcare workers to fight against the global coronavirus.

Thank you @Googleorg - from us and from the daily wagers who your generosity will be helping :)#IndiaFightsCorona #emergencycash #GivingBack https://t.co/I1cSRWzvrj

— GiveIndia (@GiveIndia) April 14, 2020

Pichai said in a statement that, “In addition, we're providing $20 million in ad grants to community financial institutions and NGOs specifically to run public service announcements on relief funds and other resources for SMBs." (Inputs from PTI)

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