<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday donated Rs 5 lakh each to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and the state Emergency Relief Fund to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.</p>.<p>Taking to Twitter, Banerjee said the contribution was made from her "limited resources".</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-india-lockdown-817763.html?_ga=2.77420373.1354765483.1585642291-183474764.1585198943" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of coronavirus cases in India here</strong></a></p>.<p>"I do not take any salary as an MLA or a Chief Minister and I have also foregone my MP Pension despite being a 7-time Member of Parliament. I come from limited means. My primary source of income is from my creative pursuits, the royalties I generate from my music and books.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-march-31-819486.html?_ga=2.180336679.2078128108.1585530348-1938130964.1555434743" target="_blank"><strong>Track the state-wise confirmed cases here</strong></a></p>.<p>"Out of my limited resources, I am contributing Rs 5 lakh to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and another Rs 5 lakh to the West Bengal State Emergency Relief Fund in an attempt to support our country's efforts in fighting COVID-19," she said in a series of tweets.</p>.<p>West Bengal has reported 27 COVID-19 cases so far. Of them, three persons have succumbed to the deadly respiratory disease. </p>
<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday donated Rs 5 lakh each to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and the state Emergency Relief Fund to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.</p>.<p>Taking to Twitter, Banerjee said the contribution was made from her "limited resources".</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-india-lockdown-817763.html?_ga=2.77420373.1354765483.1585642291-183474764.1585198943" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of coronavirus cases in India here</strong></a></p>.<p>"I do not take any salary as an MLA or a Chief Minister and I have also foregone my MP Pension despite being a 7-time Member of Parliament. I come from limited means. My primary source of income is from my creative pursuits, the royalties I generate from my music and books.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-march-31-819486.html?_ga=2.180336679.2078128108.1585530348-1938130964.1555434743" target="_blank"><strong>Track the state-wise confirmed cases here</strong></a></p>.<p>"Out of my limited resources, I am contributing Rs 5 lakh to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and another Rs 5 lakh to the West Bengal State Emergency Relief Fund in an attempt to support our country's efforts in fighting COVID-19," she said in a series of tweets.</p>.<p>West Bengal has reported 27 COVID-19 cases so far. Of them, three persons have succumbed to the deadly respiratory disease. </p>