NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heera Ben has donated Rs 25,000 from her savings to the new fund set up to tackle the coronavirus crisis, government sources said on Tuesday.

Heeraben, 98, lives in Raisin village near Gandhinagar in Gujarat, with her younger son Pankaj Modi.

She had expressed her support for PM Modi's Janata Curfew initiative earlier this month by clanging a plate as a symbol of gratitude to those providing essential services.

She was also seen standing in a bank queue in 2016 after PM Modi announced demonetisation, the move to scrap large currency notes.

PM Modi had announced the creation of an assistance and emergency situation relief fund where people can contribute and help in the government's fight against coronavirus on Saturday.