Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lead of 'delivery-in' and 'delivery-out' during his Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday, Paytm Mall will begin a program to collect excess goods from people across the country and deliver them to the needy this festive season.
Paytm chief executive officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma tweeted about the initiative.
What a great concept of delivery-in and delivery-out for this Diwali as mentioned by our honourable @PMOIndia in today’s #MannKiBaat !
We @PaytmMall will start service to collect goods from your house🛍🎁 & deliver to needy. Target is to cover 100 cities & towns by Diwali. 🙏🏼— Vijay Shekhar (@vijayshekhar) September 29, 2019
Sharma said that his firm plans to cover a hundred cities and towns across the country.
The development comes after the prime minister in his latest Mann Ki Baat broadcast urged his countrymen to use this festive season not just as an opportunity to receive gifts but also to deliver them to the needy.
This festive season, have you thought about delivery in and delivery out?
PM @narendramodi talks about this idea during #MannKiBaat as a means to spread joy. pic.twitter.com/ZK5zkjXJqX— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 29, 2019
While greeting people on the occasion of Navratri, Modi urged them to help the poor as part of their celebrations. Speaking about the flow of gifts during the season, he said that while we experience the ‘delivery in’ of sweets, and gifts it should also be the time of ‘delivery out,’ especially for surplus goods.
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