Did You Know That Sachin Tendulkar Adopted Two Villages And Gave Them A New Life?
Sachin Tendulkar turned 51 on Wednesday. The legendary Indian cricketer is considered one of the greatest ever. He has done several things that have inspired others, including adopting two villages.
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar turned 51 on Wednesday. Arguably one of the greatest sportsmen India has ever produced, the master blaster mede generations stay glued to their TV sets while he was batting. But it is not just on the cricket field that Tendulkar has shown his greatness.
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Sachin adopted Puttamraju Kandrika in 2014
Outside Cricket too, Tendulkar has done several things that have inspired others and positively changed the lives of many.
Among this was his decision to adopt two villages - As a Rajya Sabha MP, Tendulkar adopted Puttamraju Kandrika, a village in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.
With the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds, Tendulkar was able to transform the village in ways beyond anyone there could have ever imagined.
Proud to state our adopted village Puttamraju Kandriga is open defecation free #SwachhBharat The phase 1 work of SAGY is complete! @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/zAXK8ernUK
¡ª Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 16, 2016
How the village was transformed
By 2016, Tendulkar had allocated some Rs 2.79 crore under his MPLADS funds to Puttamraju Kandriga to improve the infrastructure there and even turned it into Open Defecation Free.
¡°I am satisfied with the complete transformation of the village,¡± Tendulkar has said in 2026, during his visit to the village.
It has been two years since Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched by @PMOIndia Shri @narendramodi, focusing on development in villages. pic.twitter.com/NB6Np39lXT
¡ª Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 16, 2016
Donja village in 2017
Later in 2017, Tendulkar adopted the Donja village in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.
Tendulkar also sanctioned over Rs 4 crore from his MPLAD fund for the development of Donja. The amount was to be spent on the development of a new school building, a water supply scheme that would provide potable water to each household, concrete roads and a sewage line attached to the same.
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Tendulkar had also emphasised addressing the issue of potable water since the entire region of Osmanabad has been facing a drought over the last couple of years.
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