Paytm & CRED campaign targets 1 Billion Liter of Oxygen to over come it's shortage

• Every 10,000 CRED Coin will go towards 1,000 liters of oxygen.
• The company has announced this initiative in partnership with Milaap.
• The new campaign follows a similar cause launched by CRED last year during the first wave of Covid 19.

Paytm has introduced a fundraising marketing campaign to combat the scarcity of oxygen in India that has been induced by means of the coronavirus 2nd wave. The company, via its philanthropic challenge Paytm Foundation, is elevating Rs. 10 crores to donate oxygen concentrators throughout the country. The initiative is referred to as “Oxygen for India” and is aimed at the people who are in urgent need of oxygen. Fintech startup CRED is additionally making an attempt to assist with oxygen elements and has partnered with healthcare fundraising platform Milaap to procure and distribute oxygen concentrators in the country. The organization says it plans to distribute a billion litres of the life-saving fuel via this partnership.

We have sourced supplies for Oxygen concentrators of different sizes while we place the order using our own money. We want you to join hands in solving #OxygenShortage .
Donate here https://t.co/YlBF6S4c2p and we will match your contribution and use it to source OCs.
Also, do RT

— Vijay Shekhar Sharma (@vijayshekhar) April 25, 2021

Under the Oxygen for India programme, Paytm is urging customers to donate cash through a committed portal and in return promising to suit every contribution made. 

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“All the contributions made via Paytm will be without delay transferred to Paytm Foundation. Paytm Foundation will purchase oxygen concentrators and distribute to needy,” the enterprise wrote on its FAQ page.

“All the contributions made thru Paytm will be immediately transferred to Paytm Foundation. Paytm Foundation will buy oxygen concentrators and distribute to needy,” the agency wrote on its FAQ page.

In a comparable vein, CRED is working with Milaap to procure and distribute oxygen concentrators. The Bengaluru-based organisation is asking its customers to donate their loyalty points, referred to as CRED coins.

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“For each 10,000 CRED points our individuals redeem, we will distribute 1,000 litres of oxygen by using these concentrators,” the employer shared in a blog post.

Update: CRED members can now donate CRED coins towards buying oxygen concentrators for hospitals, healthcare orgs across India. With a goal of 1 billion litres, we’ve partnered with Milaap to ensure contributions reach hospitals in need.

— Kunal Shah (@kunalb11) April 26, 2021

However, like Paytm, CRED has now not given any important information on how much quantity it is planning to increase through the CRED points it will get from its users. The employer is additionally displaying the contributors the quantity of oxygen that it would be in a position to distribute via the oxygen concentrators it will source, which skill it is now not absolutely clear how a good deal of an have an impact on your donation would make. On the different hand, seeing that these are loyalty points, it is very handy for customers to make contributions besides having to spend something extra, which may inspire extra human beings to participate.

“CRED will fund the complete administrative rate and help Milaap in making certain that the contributions attain these who want it most,” the organization said.