Producer Rohit Shetty, who has made movies featuring the Mumbai Police, contributed Rs 50 lakh in 2022. When it came to corporate houses, Warburg Pincus contributed Rs 2.50 crore in two contributions and Tata Sons contributed Rs 1 crore on May 27, 2020. HDFC Bank, which holds the salary accounts of the nearly 40,000-strong Mumbai Police, contributed Rs 4 crore – to become the highest contributor. Further, the Rotary Club of Bombay Central Island Trust paid Rs 7.51 lakh while Rotary Club of Malabar Hill paid Rs 11 lakh. AdvertisementThe Mumbai Police itself contributed Rs 6.93 crore to the fund by diverting half the amount collected by fining people for not wearing masks.

Source: Indian Express January 02, 2024 20:33 UTC