Sachin Tendulkar adopts village in Maharashtra
Former cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has adopted Donja village in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. "We are sure this will inspire other villages in the region to emulate this model of development," officials said. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, launched in October 2014, is a scheme under which MPs adopt villages for their development.