How documentary on terrorists inspired Akshay Kumar to launch app to help martyrs' families

Riding on the success of Rustom, which won him a National Award, a humbled Akshay Kumar launched "Bharat ke Veer" web portal and mobile application for real heroes of India. The application will enable willing donors to contribute towards the families of bravehearts of Central Armed Police Force who lay down their lives for the country. The amount so donated will be credited to the account of "next of kin" of the paramilitary soldier.

The portal is the brainchild of Akshay Kumar, who told a packed audience in Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi, how a documentary on terrorists inspired him to launch this application.

He said, "The terrorist are told (by their masterminds) that their families will be taken care of if something happens to them. My own idea was why not convert the negative to positive." This app he said will get the support of 1.25 billion Indians.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh credited Akshay for mooting this idea.

"While the soldiers are tested every minute of their duty, we are able to contribute much less. It will not deter me from asking people to lend a hand," he said. Singh added that a corpus of Rs one crore would be given to the families of martyrs.

The site will allow anyone to financially support the braveheart of their choice towards the Bharat ke Veer corpus. This website is technically supported by National Informatics Centre and powered by SBI.

A donor can donate a maximum of Rs 15 lakh. He would be alerted if the amount exceeds so that he can choose to divert part of the donation to another braveheart's account.

The corpus itself will be managed by a committee of eminent persons who will disburse the fund equitably to the bravehearts families.

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