Helping poor and needy without expecting any favor in return would ultimately pay off in some way of honor and recognition. For Nethra, a 13-year-old girl from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, the recognition for what she has done for poor has knocked her doors from the United Nations and while her father got a compliment from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she has got hers from the UN, which is the global and powerful organization.

Nethra is a daughter of Mohan, who runs a salon shop in Madurai district and Mohan has got nationwide attention when Prime Minister Narendra Modi called out his name in his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio address to the nation that he gave on May 31st amid the Coronavirus outbreak and lockdown.

In his address, the Prime Minister lauded Mohan and Nethra for contributing their lifetime savings of Rs 5 lakh to help poor and vulnerable people who have been affected in their locality in the wake of the lockdown that has brought the economy and the daily lives to a standstill. 

 
Amid living in the difficult times, Mohan and Nethra decided to use the savings for Nethra's education to help the poor and needy and the outcome is, the family has saved the surprise felicitation and honor from the Prime Minister. Following the felicitation from the Prime Minister, Nethra has now been appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador to the Poor for the United Nations Association for Development and Peace.

The global body has honored her by bestowing one of the highest recognitions and according to the organization, Nethra would be given the opportunity to speak at the UN conferences in New York and Geneva to address the civil society forums. The recognition will give her the opportunity to speak to the world leaders, academics, politicians, and civilians encouraging them to reach out to the poor.
 
Along with that, she would be awarded a scholarship amount of Rs 1,00,000 and while speaking about the recognition to the private news media in Madurai, Nethra expressed her desire of alleviating poverty across the globe. By citing that she hasn't imagined getting bestowed with the high recognition, she stated that she will speak about the poverty alleviation at the UN conferences. 

Mohan's family belongs to Melamadai, Madurai, and Nethra is currently in her eighth grade and she has convinced her father to aid the poor through the savings that has been made for her education. The global body has said that the act of selflessness and kindness needs to be recognized and rewarded.
 

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