Actor Sonu Sood on Sunday announced a replacement initiative under which he would be providing e-rickshaws to the underprivileged who lost their source of livelihood during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sood, known for films like “Dabangg”, “Jodhaa Akbar”, and “Simmba”, catapulted to the national spotlight for his add helping migrants reach their homes during the coronavirus-triggered lockdown earlier this year.
The 47-year-old actor said his initiative, titled ‘khud kamaao ghar chalaao’, is aimed toward generating employment opportunities to form people “self-reliant”.
“I believe providing job opportunities is more important than distributing supplies. I’m sure that this initiative will help them stand on their feet once more by making them self-reliant and self-sufficient,” Sood said during a statement.
The actor had earlier also launched the ‘Pravasi Rojgar’ app, which aims to attach those that lost their jobs within the pandemic to companies and offers specific programmes to assist improve their skills.
