YRF offers to fund vaccination of 30K film industry workers

Writes to Maharashtra Chief Minister

Aditya Chopra has offered to bear the expenses of vaccinating the daily workers of the entire Hindi film industry. Th YRF has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to allow the company to purchase 60,000 COVID-19 vaccines and take care of all the expenses related to the immunisation programme for these workers.

YRF has sent a letter to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) to this effect.

“With the film industry going through an unprecedented time, there is an urgent need to restart at the earliest, so that thousands of workers can start earning their livelihood again and protect their families. Yash Raj Films, through The Yash Chopra Foundation, would like to offer its support in this regard. We have sent a request to the Honourable Chief Minister of

Maharashtra to allocate and allow us to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for 30,000 registered workers, who are members of the film industry's federation in Mumbai at the earliest,” the letter said

According to the letter, the Yash Chopra Foundation will bear all other costs associated with vaccinating the workers too, such as raising awareness, transportation of workers and setting up of all the required infrastructure for the immunisation programme.

“We hope our kind request is approved which will enable our members to be safe and also get them back to work at the earliest,” the letter added.

Yash Chopra Foundation will bear all other costs associated with vaccinating the workers too, for the immunisation programme