Zacharia Jokatte Donates State Award Prize Money to Five Humanitarian Institutions
By pledging his entire ₹5 lakh State Award prize to five service institutions, NRI philanthropist Zacharia Jokatte has turned his recognition into an act of giving.
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Bengaluru: NRI entrepreneur and philanthropist Zacharia Jokatte, who was recently conferred the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, has announced that he will donate the entire cash component of the award — ₹5 lakh — to five humanitarian organisations.
The beneficiaries include Sanidhya Residential School for the Mentally Challenged (Mangaluru), Snehadeep HIV Home for Children (Bondel), Snehadaya De-addiction Centre (Talapady), Lady Goschen Karunya Project of M. Friends Charitable Trust, and the Hidaya Colony Centre for Specially Abled Children (Kavalakatta). Each institution will receive ₹1 lakh.
The donations will be formally distributed at a civic felicitation ceremony being organised by the Zacharia Jokatte Fans’ Association later this month.
Zacharia Jokatte, president of M. Friends Charitable Trust, received the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi, and Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Nazir Ahmad during the state’s Foundation Day celebrations.
The award includes ₹5 lakh in cash, a 25-gram gold medal, a citation, and a memento.
