A boy from Kuwait, Riddhiraj Kumar, who is currently learning in Class 3 has donated the prize money Rs. 18,000, which he won in an international test, to the Army Welfare Fund.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Kumar along with his mother met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and presented the cheque.
Riddhiraj Kumar, a youngster from Kuwait met PM & presented a cheque of Rs.18,000 for the Indian Army Welfare Fund. https://t.co/hmC6Uqm0lW pic.twitter.com/zIojzIJyVS
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 3, 2017
Kumar won 80 Kuwaiti Dinar (equals Rs. 18,000) in a Bench Mark Test for Improving Learning Award for Excellence held by the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER).
The amount Riddhiraj donated was the amount he won in the International Bench Mark Test for Improving Learning Award for Excellence.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 3, 2017
Riddhiraj, who belongs to the Indian Educational School, in Kuwait managed to win in both Mathematics and Science from the Middle East region.
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Statement released by the PMO said that the Prime Minister congratulated the excellency in education and his generosity. Kumar also has several projects assigned to his name.
PM Narendra Modi also appreciated the works of Kumar’s mother Krupa Bhatt, who is working on the initiative “Every Child is Genius” and conducting various seminars for the project.
By Prajakt K.
