{
  "id": 2162384,
  "title": "South Asia LPG Company distributes assistive devices to 350 needy persons under CSR initiative",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/south-asia-lpg-company-distributes-assistive-devices-to-350-needy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:17:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/south-asia-lpg-company-distributes-assistive-devices-to-350-needy-persons-under-csr-initiative/article71369596.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, the South Asia LPG Company distributed assistive devices to 350 needy physically challenged individuals at a program held at the Sri Gurudeva Charitable Trust in Mangalampalem, Kothavalasa mandal, Vizianagaram district. The aid included artificial limbs, polio calipers, hearing aids, tri-cycles, sticks for visually impaired persons, and wheelchairs. Raparthi Jagadish Babu, the founder of the trust, expressed gratitude to the company's Managing Director and CEO, Richa Shinde. Kothavalasa Thasildar (Mandal Revenue Officer) L. Rama Lakshmi praised the company's service activities and encouraged other businesses to engage in charitable endeavors through CSR.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "South Asia LPG Company distributed assistive devices to 350 needy individuals",
    "Aid included artificial limbs, polio calipers, hearing aids, tri-cycles, sticks, and wheelchairs",
    "Raparthi Jagadish Babu thanked company's Managing Director and CEO, Richa Shinde"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}