Singer Lata Mangeshkar will donate Rs.1 crore to the families of the CRPF jawans who were martyred in J&K's Pulwama terror attack. Her grandson Adinath further announced friends and family of the Mangeshkar family will be donating an additional Rs.11 lakh to families of BSF jawans martyred in Kashmir. Adinath said this during the announcement of Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards.

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar will donate Rs.1 crore to the Indian army to honour the soldiers who were martyred in Pulwama terror attack, her brother Hridaynath said in a statement. Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan Charitable Trust will also donate Rs.5L, he announced. "We salute the sacrifice of those who stand at the borders for our welfare. This is our humble contribution," Hridaynath said.

The Government said that a sum of Rs 46 crore has been collected and dispersed as part of the "Bharat Ke Veer" initiative for CRPF troopers who lost their lives in the February 14 Pulwama attack. Over 80,000 people came forward in the last few days since Thursday to contribute over Rs 20 crore, a statement said.