Punjab Government’s 5 crores gives hope to a covid family from Thane, Maharashtra

Rajkant Patil

Amid the CoronaVirus Pandemic, in times of despair, a ray of hope strikes into a humble home at Thane district's Diva area in Maharashtra. Rajkant Patil, a trader and small business owner wins a lottery sanctioned by the Punjab Government with a whopping cash prize of 5 crore INR. Every individual has a dream for which they constantly strive and work hard but yet feel that they don't achieve what they truly deserve. Especially since the past year, with negative news everywhere, the fear of ones own wellbeing and for some even the insecurity of being able to make ends meet has been almost traumatic.

Rajkant Patil, who lives in Diva, Thane near Mumbai, Maharashtra with his wife, his mother and two children was thrilled when he received the good news. "I had contracted the virus and was actually admitted at a hospital for treatment. After recovering, when I returned home, I received a message from Dear Lotteries asking me to get in touch with them. For some reason, I was nervous and confused because I had been sick this whole time and I had no idea about what to expect. But when I called, they said ‘Hi Mr. Patil. You are on conference with 25 people from the lottery team and we want to congratulate you for winning 5 crores'. Wow, those words still ring in my head and give me goosebumps." Said an ecstatic Mr. Patil on winning the Dear Lotteries Baisakhi Bumper 2021. He said that he will invest his winning amount further into his business, which was suffering tremendously for almost a year due to the pandemic, he wishes expand it and do better for himself and his family.

In times like these, such as the pandemic, where people have lost jobs, had pay-cuts, its hard to find hope and feel motivated. Dear Lotteries aims to give people a little something to look forward to and keep them going by entertaining them and in that process changing a few lives. "Everyone works hard but its not always that this hard-work pays off. Sometimes, we need to take a chance with luck." Said Mr. Patil who will invest his winning amount further into his business to expand it and do better work.

"Whenever someone travels from rags to riches in India, we generally attribute it to winning a lottery and more so, in times of the covid situation for over a year now, lottery has not only provided employement to lacs of people in India but people like Rajkant, have their faith restored by winning a fortune. The simple fact that we can help people achieve their goals, realise their dreams, we hope that we can continue to add value to many more lives like these. " said Jose Charles Martin, Managing Director M&C. DEAR Lottery is a leading player in the lottery industry of India, with a turnover of over 2 Billion USD. DEAR Lottery has developed a vast network of dealers, stockists and agents across different lottery-playing states in India, wherever lottery sale is permissible. It has retained its leadership position in the business through innovations and continual market research within the field of lotteries.

The credibility and trust that the millions of lottery playing public reposed in DEAR Lottery is unrivalled. Since 2001 DEAR Lottery has been a member of the World Lottery Association (WLA). In 2009, WLA had granted accreditation to DEAR Lottery for meeting the criteria for achieving the Level 1 of the WLA Responsible Gaming Framework.