Cheers to the underprivileged: Two districts in Rajasthan open 'toy bank'

Jaipur: Bringing cheers to underprivileged kids, two districts in Rajasthan have taken a unique initiative to open toy bank for them. The toy Bank will make toys available to aanganbadis, primary schools and kids living in children’s wards.

The toy bank is brainchild of Ajmer district collector Gaurav Goyal, through which the district administration will collect toys from donors and distribute them among students in the state aanganwaris, primary schools and those who cannot afford them.

Goyal has also developed a mobile to facilitate collection of toys. The donors will receive a letter of appreciation by the administration. So far 8,000 toys have been collected across the district. In coming one month, a toy collection drive aims to collect nearly 50,000 toys for the bank.

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje who launched both the ‘toy bank and the ‘app’ was among the first one to gift toys. She sent 101 educational toys which were distributed by Mr. Goyal to the kids present on the occasion. Some kids also interacted with the Chief Minister through video conferencing.

Ms. Raje said such toy banks should be opened in all districts of Rajasthan and congratulated Ajmer Collector for his initiative. She has also suggested setting up cloths and mobile book banks in the state where needy people can get quality clothes and those interested in reading can read books free.

District collector Gaurav Goyal said that the programme was conceptualised to ensure that unused toys are made available to those who cannot afford them.