Mumbai, Nov 9 (PTI) An educational institution in Maharashtra headed by NCP president Sharad Pawar on Monday contributed over Rs 2.75 crore to the Chief Ministers Relief Fund for combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

The institution, Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, is headquartered at Satara in western Maharashtra.

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Pawar himself met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at the latters official residence Varsha in south Mumbai and gave the cheque of Rs 2,75,92,821.

The teachers and non-teaching staffers of Rayat Shikshan Santha, Satara, decided to contribute their one-day salaries following the Maharashtra governments appeal for help to combat COVID-19 pandemic.

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As the president of the Sanstha,submitted (the cheque of) all staffers one-day salaries' to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, tweeted Pawar, whose party is a constituent of the Shiv Sena-led MVA government in the state.

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