A policeman from Andhra Pradesh going the extra mile to give back to society
The Hindu
The head constable spends a portion of his salary every month on helping the needy
A head constable in Parvatipuram is setting an example for others to follow through his philanthropic activities, despite earning a meagre salary.
Head constable K. Krishnamurthy, attached to the Parvatipuram police station, spends ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 a month on charitable activities such as buying essentials for orphan children and medicines for the chronically ill.
Driven by what he says is a desire to see smiles on the faces of the suffering, Mr. Krishnamurthy adopts a ‘need-based approach’ to his service activities.
Recently, he distributed dress materials, blankets, and utensils to the needy in Municipal Nehru Market area and Vivekananda Colony of Parvatipuram. He handed ₹5,000 to Korada Tejeswara Rao who was hospitalised with a chronic disease.
Mr. Krishnamurthy provides transport charges to poor tribal people who come to government offices, police stations and courts from their villages.
Mr. Krishnamurthy said he has been engaged in charitable activities for the last 26 years. He won the hearts of many people in places like Denkada, Balijipeta and Saluru where he had previously worked.
Although he hails from a middle-class family, Mr. Krishnamurthy allocates 10% of his income to spend on the needy — something he learnt from his grandparents and parents who also used to take up service activities in Kottugumuda village of Parvatipuram district. “Service and sacrifice are two important slogans of the police department. I am following them in letter and spirit,” he said.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.