Humble kits for 500 widows by Rotary Club of Calcutta
The women, whom the lockdown and pandemic hit hard, got the necessary items against a coupon that was issued to them
A 65-year-old woman who lost both her sons and is raising her grandchildren came to receive a kit of basic necessities of food, clothing and bed linen.
A 57-year-old woman who lives alone and earns a living by making paper packets was among the many in the queue.
Widows above the age of 55 from financially deprived families who are abandoned or striving hard to make a living for their families but have nobody to turn to received a mosquito net, bedsheet, sari, food packets and hygiene kit among other things.