PM Cares Children Scheme beneficiaries come down from 3694 to 12 in four years
1 week, 1 day ago

PM Cares Children Scheme beneficiaries come down from 3694 to 12 in four years

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The PM CARES Fund with a closing balance of Rs 6283 crore as per the data updated by the government till FY23, disbursed Rs 439 crore in the year, of which a major chunk of Rs 346 crore was moved into PM CARES for Children scheme. Under the PM CARES for Children Scheme, a pro-rata amount is credited in the post office account of each identified child in such a manner that the corpus for each child becomes Rs 10 lakh at the time of attaining 18 years of age. The government has disbursed Rs 358.11 crore to the individual post office account of each beneficiary child till date, the government informed Rajya Sabha. The scheme received Rs 346 crore in FY23 from the PM CARES fund, which had disbursed a total of Rs 439 crore in the year.

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PM Modi to release PMAY-G aid to 10L beneficiaries from capital
6 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi to release PMAY-G aid to 10L beneficiaries from capital

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the first installment of PMAY-G assistance to nearly 10 lakh beneficiaries across the country and launch operational guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0 during his one-day visit to Odisha on September 17 when he rolls out the state’s largest women-centric scheme Subhadra. Under the flagship Subhadra Yojana, which will cover more than one crore women, …

PM-Cares Fund Received Rs 13,000 Crore till March, 60% Spent on Fight against Covid-19
2 years, 3 months ago

PM-Cares Fund Received Rs 13,000 Crore till March, 60% Spent on Fight against Covid-19

News 18  

The PM-Cares Fund received over Rs 13,000 crore till the end of March this year and had nearly Rs 5,400 crore balance on that date, with the rest being spent on various measures in the fight against Covid. Nearly 60% of this amount – around Rs 7,700 crore — has been spent till March this year on various heads such …

Nearly 4,400 COVID orphans benefitted from PM CARES scheme for children in a year
2 years, 9 months ago

Nearly 4,400 COVID orphans benefitted from PM CARES scheme for children in a year

The Hindu  

The story so far: In 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a PM CARES for Children scheme to support children who lost their parents or a primary caregiver to the COVID-19 pandemic between March 11, 2020, and February 28, 2022. Even as the Opposition and activists questioned the transparency of donations received by the PM CARES Fund, the government launched …

PM CARES for Children Scheme: How this initiative will help children who lost their parents to COVID-19
2 years, 9 months ago

PM CARES for Children Scheme: How this initiative will help children who lost their parents to COVID-19

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released benefits under the PM CARES for children scheme, including scholarships to school-going children, a health card under Ayushman Bharat, and financial support of Rs 10 lakh upon reaching the age of 23 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released benefits under the PM CARES for Children scheme, including scholarships to school-going children, a …

Modi releases benefits under PM Cares for children who lost parents to Covid-19
2 years, 9 months ago

Modi releases benefits under PM Cares for children who lost parents to Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released benefits under the PM Cares for children scheme that supports those who lost their parents during Covid-19 pandemic. On the occasion, Modi transferred scholarships to the schoolchildren and handed over a passbook of PM Cares for children, and a health card under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Prime Minister Narendra …

Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme: Rs 4,000 a Month for Basic Needs, Free Treatment for Kids Who Lost Parents to Covid
2 years, 9 months ago

Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme: Rs 4,000 a Month for Basic Needs, Free Treatment for Kids Who Lost Parents to Covid

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the benefits of PM CARES for Children scheme for children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PM Modi has promised Rs 4,000 a month for basic needs, financial support for schooling, scholarship for higher education, and free treatment upto Rs 5 lakh. Children will also being given the Ayushman Health …

PM Narendra Modi to release benefits under PM CARES for Children Scheme today
2 years, 9 months ago

PM Narendra Modi to release benefits under PM CARES for Children Scheme today

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release benefits under the PM CARES for children scheme today at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. The PM CARES for children scheme inter-alia provides support to these children through convergent approach, gap funding for ensuring education, health, monthly stipend from the age of 18 years, and lump sum amount of Rs. d) Children more than …

Modi to release benefits under PM cares for children scheme
2 years, 9 months ago

Modi to release benefits under PM cares for children scheme

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release benefits under the PM CARES scheme for children via video-conferencing on Monday, the Union ministry of women and child development said. A passbook of PM CARES for Children and a Health card under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana will be handed over to the children during the programme,” the ministry said …

UGC writes to all VCs, asks them to create supernumerary seats for children who lost parents amidst the pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

UGC writes to all VCs, asks them to create supernumerary seats for children who lost parents amidst the pandemic

India Today  

The University Grants Commission, in a letter, has asked the Vice Chancellors of all universities to create supernumerary sets for students whose parents died due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The UGC further informed that the identified children will be receiving a ‘PM CARES for Children Scheme, 2021’ certificate too. PM CARES FOR CHILDREN SCHEME 2021 The UGC letter to VCs …

Number of beneficiaries enrolled for maternity benefit plan exceeded target: Government
3 years, 1 month ago

Number of beneficiaries enrolled for maternity benefit plan exceeded target: Government

The Hindu  

The number of beneficiaries who enrolled for the maternity benefit programme, called Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, exceeded the government's target of 51.7 lakh per year in each of the last three years, Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani told Parliament on Wednesday. "The total number of beneficiaries enrolled during each of the last three financial years under …

PM-CARES Fund spent 36.17% of Rs 10,990 crore till March 2021: All you need to know about the fund and its expenditures
3 years, 1 month ago

PM-CARES Fund spent 36.17% of Rs 10,990 crore till March 2021: All you need to know about the fund and its expenditures

Firstpost  

The fund was created on 27 March 2020, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide relief and to ‘deal with any kind of emergency’ The PM-CARES Fund collected Rs 10,990 crore till March 2021 and spent Rs 3,976 or 36.17 per cent of the corpus, according to the audited financial statement posted on its website. Creation and Constitution …

PM CARES fund corpus triples in FY 2020-21, disbursal rises to Rs 3,976-cr
3 years, 1 month ago

PM CARES fund corpus triples in FY 2020-21, disbursal rises to Rs 3,976-cr

Firstpost  

The disbursal included Rs 1,000 crore for migrant welfare and over Rs 1,392 crore for procurement of COVID vaccine doses New Delhi: The PM CARES Fund, set up to deal with emergencies such as the Covid pandemic, saw its corpus grow nearly three-fold to Rs 10,990 crore in the 2020-21 fiscal, while the disbursal rose to Rs 3,976 crore, according …

PMO Opposes PIL To Remove Prime Minister's Name & Image From PM Cares Fund In Bombay High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

PMO Opposes PIL To Remove Prime Minister's Name & Image From PM Cares Fund In Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The PM Cares Fund, through the Prime Minister has sought dismissal of the PIL in the Bombay High Court which seeks directions to remove the name and image of the 'Prime Minister' from the trust deed and official website for violating the Emblems and Names Act, 1950 Act. In an affidavit, Pradeep Srivastava, Under Secretary Prime Minister's Office for the …

845 children orphaned during pandemic to get benefits Of PM-CARES For Children Scheme
3 years, 5 months ago

845 children orphaned during pandemic to get benefits Of PM-CARES For Children Scheme

India Today  

A total of 845 children who were orphaned during the pandemic have been approved as eligible for benefits under the PM-CARES for Children scheme till now, a senior official said Wednesday. PM-CARES for Children stipend Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary of the department shall be the State Nodal Officer for implementation of PM CARES for Children Scheme. The scheme …

Maharashtra: Covid-19 orphans to get Rs 5 lakh in FD, monthly aid
3 years, 9 months ago

Maharashtra: Covid-19 orphans to get Rs 5 lakh in FD, monthly aid

India Today  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced that fixed deposits of Rs five lakh will be made in the name of children who have lost one or both parents to Covid-19. If relatives come forward to take care of the child, they will also be given a grant from the Child Care Scheme of the Department of Women and Child Development. …

Children orphaned during COVID-19: Centre announces free education, Rs 10 lakh fund under PM-CARES
3 years, 9 months ago

Children orphaned during COVID-19: Centre announces free education, Rs 10 lakh fund under PM-CARES

Firstpost  

The PMO stated fixed deposits will be opened in the names of such children and they will receive a monthly stipend once they turn 18 and a Rs 10 lakh each when they turn 23 from PM CARES fund New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a number of welfare measures for children who lost their parents to …

Free education, monthly stipend, Rs 10 lakh fund for children who lost parents to Covid under PM CARES
3 years, 9 months ago

Free education, monthly stipend, Rs 10 lakh fund for children who lost parents to Covid under PM CARES

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that all children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian/adoptive parents due to Covid 19 will be supported under 'PM-CARES for Children' scheme. Such children to get a monthly stipend once they turn 18 and a fund of Rs 10 lakh when they turn 23 from PM CARES. The children …

PM Cares Fund: Govt announces Rs 10 lakh, free education for children orphaned in pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

PM Cares Fund: Govt announces Rs 10 lakh, free education for children orphaned in pandemic

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the roll-out of a slew of benefits under PM Cares For Children, in a bid to support children who lost their parents to the Covid-19 pandemic. Children will receive assistance in getting education loan for higher education and PM Cares will pay interest on the it. School education: For children under 10 years …

Children orphaned due to Covid-19 to get support in education under PM-CARES fund
3 years, 9 months ago

Children orphaned due to Covid-19 to get support in education under PM-CARES fund

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a corpus of Rs 10 lakh for children who have lost their parents due to the Covid-19 infection. The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that fixed deposits will be opened in the names of such children, and the PM-CARES fund will contribute through a specially designed scheme to create a corpus …

PNB Donates Rs 40 Lakh to PM CARES Fund Under 'Digital Apnayen' Campaign
4 years, 5 months ago

PNB Donates Rs 40 Lakh to PM CARES Fund Under 'Digital Apnayen' Campaign

News 18  

State-owned Punjab National Bank on Thursday donated about Rs 40 lakh to the PM CARES Fund mobilised through on-boarding of new customers under the 'Digital Apnayen' campaign of the government. Since the start of the campaign on August 15, PNB has on-boarded 8 lakh customers on its digital platform, the bank said in a statement. The bank had committed to …

PM CARES Fund Not A 'Public Authority' Under RTI Act: Centre Tells In Lok Sabha
4 years, 6 months ago

PM CARES Fund Not A 'Public Authority' Under RTI Act: Centre Tells In Lok Sabha

Live Law  

The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has said in the Lok Sabha that the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, though set up by the Central Government, is not a 'public authority' under Section 2 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.This was told by Anurag Thakur, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, as …

Initial Corpus of Rs 2.25 Lakh for PM CARES Fund Was Given by Narendra Modi, Say Officials
4 years, 6 months ago

Initial Corpus of Rs 2.25 Lakh for PM CARES Fund Was Given by Narendra Modi, Say Officials

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had contributed Rs 2.25 lakh towards the initial corpus of PM CARES Fund when it was set up on March 27 following the Covid-19 outbreak, senior government officials have said, amid demands that names of all the donors to the fund be revealed for transparency. News18 had on Wednesday reported that the annual audited statement of …

PM Modi donated Rs 2.25 lakh as initial corpus for PM-CARES Fund
4 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi donated Rs 2.25 lakh as initial corpus for PM-CARES Fund

Op India  

Prime Minister Modi donated Rs 2.25 lakh from his personal savings as initial corpus to the PM-CARES fund. Receipts and Payment account of PM-CARES Fund As per the receipts and payment account of the fund as of March 31, 2020, the initial corpus was Rs 2,25,000. PM-CARES Fund PM-CARES Fund was launched by Prime Minister Modi on 28th March 2020 …

PM CARES Fund Received Rs 3,076 Cr Within First 5 Days of Launch; Why No Names, Asks Chidambaram
4 years, 6 months ago

PM CARES Fund Received Rs 3,076 Cr Within First 5 Days of Launch; Why No Names, Asks Chidambaram

News 18  

In the first audit report of the PM CARES fund, the Prime Minister’s Office has stated that it received over Rs 3,076 crore as contributions from India and abroad within the first five days of its launch. Why are the trustees afraid to reveal the names of the donors?” In April 2020, the PMO had stated that PM CARES would …

PM CARES Fund collected over ₹3,000 crore in 2019-20
4 years, 7 months ago

PM CARES Fund collected over ₹3,000 crore in 2019-20

The Hindu  

The PM CARES Fund collected more than ₹3,076 crore in the first five days after it was set up, according to information now available on the Fund’s website. “During 2019-20, an amount of ₹3,076.62 crore was collected under PM CARES Fund,” says the response to a query on the quantum of money collected last year, as part of the Frequently …

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to give Rs 10,000 each to migrant workers
4 years, 9 months ago

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to give Rs 10,000 each to migrant workers

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to give one-time assistance of Rs 10,000 each to migrant workers amid the coronavirus crisis. Banerjee suggested that a portion of the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund could be used for the purpose. I appeal to Central Govt to transfer Rs 10,000 each …

PM CARES Fund now eligible to receive funds through CSR
4 years, 9 months ago

PM CARES Fund now eligible to receive funds through CSR

Op India  

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has brought in a Gazetted notification that will allow PM CARES fund to receive Corporate Social Responsibility fund from the Companies. The notification was issued on May 26 by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, it states that Sub-section of section 467 of the companies act 2013 has been amended to make PM CARES fund eligible …

How different is the PM CARES Fund from the PM’s National Relief Fund?
4 years, 10 months ago

How different is the PM CARES Fund from the PM’s National Relief Fund?

The Hindu  

May 10, 2020 12:02 am | Updated 01:23 am IST The story so far: On March 28, the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, or the PM CARES Fund, was set up to tackle distress situations such as that posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund was set up in January 1948, …

PM CARES Fund gets over Rs 38 crore contribution from HRD Ministry
4 years, 11 months ago

PM CARES Fund gets over Rs 38 crore contribution from HRD Ministry

India Today  

Twenty-eight institutions, departments and various autonomous bodies under the HRD Ministry have contributed over Rs 38 crore to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation Fund to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Ramesh Pokhriyal donates one month's salary to PM's Relief Fund Earlier, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' had donated his one-month salary and Rs one crore from …

PM-CARES | Centre sends conflicting signals on foreign donations
4 years, 11 months ago

PM-CARES | Centre sends conflicting signals on foreign donations

The Hindu  

The government has sent conflicting signals over the question of foreign donations to the new Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, better known as PM-CARES. PM-CARES is a public charitable trust launched on March 28 as a “dedicated national fund with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like the …

PM-CARES fund to be apolitical, to have 13 eminent experts working pro-bono
4 years, 11 months ago

PM-CARES fund to be apolitical, to have 13 eminent experts working pro-bono

Op India  

The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, which is a dedicated national fund with the primary objective of dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic, will have up to 13 eminent experts to undertake relief or assistance of any kind relating to a public health emergency including the creation and up-gradation of healthcare facilities. “The responsibility of the …

Why PM CARES Fund when there is PMNRF, asks CPI(M) MP
4 years, 11 months ago

Why PM CARES Fund when there is PMNRF, asks CPI(M) MP

The Hindu  

Creating PM CARES Fund should not have been the priority when there exists a similar fund - the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, CPI’s Rajya Sabha member K.K. Mr. Ragesh, in his two-page letter, has refused to contribute to the PM CARES fund pointing out that he had allocated ₹1 crore from his MPLAD funds to the Government Medical College, …

PM-CARES Fund: Here's how you can make donations for the emergency situation
4 years, 11 months ago

PM-CARES Fund: Here's how you can make donations for the emergency situation

India TV News  

As India goes into a lockdown necessitated under coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to contribute generously to the PM's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations fund also called as PM-CARES fund. PM-CARES fund is a dedicated national fund with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation like posed by …

Coronavirus Crisis: Paytm aims to contribute Rs 500 crore for PM CARES Fund
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Crisis: Paytm aims to contribute Rs 500 crore for PM CARES Fund

India TV News  

India's leading digital payments and financial services platform Paytm on Sunday said it is aiming to contribute Rs 500 crore to the PM CARES Fund, to support the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, Urging users to do their bit in the fight against Covid-19, the Paytm said that for every contribution or any other payment made on Paytm using the wallet, …

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