Ms Netra, who had been selected as Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor and the Downtrodden by the United Nations Association for Development and Peace, has highlighted the various welfare measures taken by the government in her video address to the UN conference held in New York. She reiterated her commitment to continue her efforts at improving the living circumstances of the poor. Netra, a native of Madurai, Tamilnadu, had been mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat programme for her admirable decision of donating 5 lakh rupees saved for her higher education, to Covid-19 relief measures in Madurai.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Later she was elected as a Goodwill Ambassador for the Association for Development and Peace, an affiliated organisation of the UNO. It was in this capacity that Netra, a 9th standard student, was asked to address the conference in New York through video link.</span><br />