Clerk vows to donate Rs 1,000 per month to CMDRF till retirement

Thiruvananthapuram: Girish Kumar, 48, a clerk at the Thiruvananthapuram mayor’s office, has become an inspiration among his colleagues and friends. His name was read out by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the daily news conference as he listed down the contributions received for the chief minister’s distres relief fund (CMDRF).
Kumar decided to donate Rs 1,000 per month till his retirement to CMDRF and the chief minister acknowledged his decision in the news conference. Kumar says that it is a small sum but when he came to know about the contribution of life savings by Janardhanan, a beedi worker from Kannur, he decided to pitch in with whatever he could. “I know this is a small contribution, but when you get to hear about people giving away everything for helping others, you got to do at least this. My family was all support for this. I take care of my children and my old parents along with my wife. I am happy to do my bit,” says Kumar, who resides at Parassala.
When asked whether he is not worried about loans and savings he says, “I am a middle-class government servant. I have got loans and debts like everyone else. If you think of contributing to the society after finishing off all your debts, it’s never going to happen. This was something I thought I could do on a consistent basis,” says Kumar, who joined service in 2006. He is the sole earning member of his family.
Kumar had earlier donated for flood relief and is an active contributor in charity works.