[COVID-19] Centre for Public Interest Litigation Moves SC For Preparation Of National Relief Plan; Seeks Utilization Of NDRF Instead Of PM CARES Fund
4 years, 9 months ago

[COVID-19] Centre for Public Interest Litigation Moves SC For Preparation Of National Relief Plan; Seeks Utilization Of NDRF Instead Of PM CARES Fund

Live Law  

The Centre for Public Interest Litigation, through their counsel Advocate Prashant Bhushan, has moved Supreme Court seeking implementation of a 'National Plan' for combating the crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Petitioner-organization has also sought that the entire assistance program should be administered with the aid of National Disaster Response Force Fund and all the contributions/ grants received for the same, including all the monies that have been collected under the PM CARES Fund till date, should be transferred to the NDRF Fund. National Relief Plan The present PIL highlights the lack of coordination between the Central and the State Governments, and urges that a national level relief plan under Section 11 r/w Section 10 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 is essential to lay down "minimum standards of relief" to be provided to the persons affected by the pandemic and/or the national lockdown. In this regard the Petitioner has submitted that even though there is a provision for National Disaster Response Fund under Section 46 of the DM Act, 2005, the Central Government, "for reasons best known to it" has acted in complete derogation of the said provision and has come up with the PM CARES Fund. The Petitioner further bats for utilization of the NDRF Fund as the same is subject to CAG audit and RTI Act 2005, unlike the PM CARES Fund.

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Kerala Health Minister urges Centre to give its share of National Health Mission funds
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala Health Minister urges Centre to give its share of National Health Mission funds

The Hindu  

Health Minister Veena George has urged Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to sanction the Union government’s share of National Health Mission funds that was due to the State’s Health department. The Union government has to sanction ₹826.02 crore as NHM funds, and the State government ₹550.68 crore. Without Central share, ASHA workers’ incentive; free tests; free treatment; salary of personnel, …

Centre approves ₹1,816 crore to 5 States affected by natural disasters
2 years ago

Centre approves ₹1,816 crore to 5 States affected by natural disasters

The Hindu  

A high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved additional Central assistance of arms worth ₹1,816.16 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund to five States— Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Nagaland, which were affected by flood, landslides and cloudburst in 2022. The HLC approved an additional Central assistance of ₹520.46 crore to Assam, ₹239.31 crore …

Delhi High Court to hear pleas on PM CARES Fund in January next year
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court to hear pleas on PM CARES Fund in January next year

Firstpost  

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad also granted four weeks’ time to the Centre to file its reply in the matter in terms of an earlier order passed by the court New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday listed for hearing on 31 January pleas concerning the legal status of the Prime Minister’s …

Delhi High Court Grants Further Time To Centre For Filing Detailed Response In Plea To Declare PM Cares Fund As 'State'
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Grants Further Time To Centre For Filing Detailed Response In Plea To Declare PM Cares Fund As 'State'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted further time to the Centre for filing a detailed and exhaustive reply in a plea seeking a declaration that PM CARES Fund is "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted further four weeks' time to the Centre …

PM Cares Trust Comprise Constitutional Functionaries, Can't Run A Private Show: Sr Adv Shyam Divan Argues In Delhi High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

PM Cares Trust Comprise Constitutional Functionaries, Can't Run A Private Show: Sr Adv Shyam Divan Argues In Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Senior Advocate Shyam Divan today told the Delhi High Court that the Prime Minister and various Ministers of the cabinet, being constitutional functionaries, cannot be allowed to run a "private show" in the name of PM CARES Fund.The development comes in the plea seeking declaration that the Fund is "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution. Senior Advocate Shyam Divan …

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 …

PM-CARES Fund not a fund of Government of India, Centre informs Delhi HC
3 years, 5 months ago

PM-CARES Fund not a fund of Government of India, Centre informs Delhi HC

Firstpost  

The submission was made in response to a petition seeking that PM-CARES Fund be declared as ‘The State’ under Article 12 of the Constitution. An affidavit filed by an Under-Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office who is discharging his functions in the PM Cares Trust on honorary basis, has said the trust functions with transparency and its funds are audited …

Wife Seeks Financial Assistance From PM Cares & State CM's Relief Fund: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited
3 years, 7 months ago

Wife Seeks Financial Assistance From PM Cares & State CM's Relief Fund: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice to Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited in a wife's plea seeking the release of approximately 1 crore from PM Cares & State CM Relief Funds as financial assistance for getting her husband a lung transplant after having exhausted her savings over his post- Covid treatment. Yesterday, a Division Bench comprising Justice LN Rao …

"Centre Misled Court By Blatant Lies": Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Constitutionality Of PM CARES & PMNRF
3 years, 7 months ago

"Centre Misled Court By Blatant Lies": Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Constitutionality Of PM CARES & PMNRF

Live Law  

A Special Leave Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against the dismissal of a PIL by the Allahabad High Court which challenged the validity of the PM Cares Fund and Prime Minister's National Relief Fund in light of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The SLP notes that the High Court was misled to conclude that PMCARES Fund does …

Delhi High Court Declines To Issue Notice On Plea Seeking Declaration Of PM CARES Fund As "State" Under Constitution, Lists In April
4 years ago

Delhi High Court Declines To Issue Notice On Plea Seeking Declaration Of PM CARES Fund As "State" Under Constitution, Lists In April

Live Law  

A division bench of the Delhi High Court today said that it was not inclined to issue notice on a plea seeking declaration of the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund as an authority falling under the definition of "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. However, it listed the case for hearing April, …

SC junks plea seeking return of MPLAD funds donated to PM CARES Fund during COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

SC junks plea seeking return of MPLAD funds donated to PM CARES Fund during COVID-19 pandemic

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Centre to return Rs 365 crore donated by MPs from MPLADS fund to PM CARES Fund for tackling exigencies emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. Advocate Dushyant Tiwari, appearing for petitioner Tushar Gupta, said that Rs 365 crore were donated by lawmakers from Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme …

PM-CARES Fund to foot over 80% cost of first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive
4 years, 1 month ago

PM-CARES Fund to foot over 80% cost of first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive

The Hindu  

The PM-CARES fund, which has been set up to provide relief during the coronavirus pandemic, has contributed over ₹2,200 crore for the first phase of vaccination drive, which is looking to inoculate frontline healthcare workers, the Expenditure Secretary said on Tuesday. Somanathan said the cost of vaccination of frontline and healthcare workers in the current fiscal is being borne fully …

Group of 100 ex-civil servants asks Modi to make details on PM-CARES public, calls for transparency
4 years, 2 months ago

Group of 100 ex-civil servants asks Modi to make details on PM-CARES public, calls for transparency

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A group of 100 former civil servants wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday raising questions over transparency in the PM-CARES Fund. “We have been keenly following the ongoing debate about the Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations, or ‘PM-CARES’, — a fund created for the benefit of people affected by the COVID …

APTEL Permits Party To Deposit Cost To NDRF After It Is Contended That PM Cares Is Not A Govt Fund [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

APTEL Permits Party To Deposit Cost To NDRF After It Is Contended That PM Cares Is Not A Govt Fund [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity on Monday allowed an application seeking modification of an order dated September 17, 2020, vide which the All India Power Engineers' Federation was directed to deposit a cost of Rs. The Bench of Justice Manjula Chellur and Mr. SD Dubey allowed the Federation to deposit the said amount to the National Disaster Response Fund, instead …

Parliament Monsoon Session: Centre, Oppn trade fire on PM CARES Fund; RS passes bill to punish attacks on health workers
4 years, 6 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session: Centre, Oppn trade fire on PM CARES Fund; RS passes bill to punish attacks on health workers

Firstpost  

In the Lok Sabha, Opposition MPs of the Congress, DMK, TMC, and others opposed the PM CARES Fund, alleging that it lacked transparency On the sixth day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Saturday, the Lok Sabha passed the Taxation Amendment Bill after a detailed debate in which allegations of corruption flew across Opposition and Treasury benches. The Bill …

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 …

₹1 Crore Earmarked For Providing Assistance To Advocates In Indigent Condition Due To COVID19: Advocates Welfare Fund Trust Informs Delhi HC
4 years, 6 months ago

₹1 Crore Earmarked For Providing Assistance To Advocates In Indigent Condition Due To COVID19: Advocates Welfare Fund Trust Informs Delhi HC

Live Law  

Advocates Welfare Fund Trust has informed the Delhi High Court that it has earmarked ₹1 crore for providing financial assistance to advocates in Delhi who have been pushed to indigent condition due to COVID19 lockdown. The Trust further informed the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan that this support will be provided over and above …

Plea In Allahabad HC Questions Legality Of PM CARES
4 years, 6 months ago

Plea In Allahabad HC Questions Legality Of PM CARES

Live Law  

In the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court verdict declining to transfer the funds from PM CARES to National Disaster Response Fund, a supplementary affidavit has been filed before the Allahabad High Court to 'delimit the scope and field' of a plea filed before it challenging the constitutional validity of PM National Relief Fund and the PM CARES Fund. SC …

Bombay HC dismisses plea seeking declaration of PM CARES funds
4 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC dismisses plea seeking declaration of PM CARES funds

Live Mint  

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking declaration of funds received by the Prime Minister's Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation, a charitable trust created by the Union government amid the COVID-19 pandemic. All reliefs sought in the plea are refused, a division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Anil Kilor said …

Government Accountability & Transparency: SC Cares?
4 years, 6 months ago

Government Accountability & Transparency: SC Cares?

Live Law  

The recent Supreme Court's judgment in Centre for PIL vs Union of India on the legality of the PM Cares fund is legally flawed and disheartening. CPIL argued that Government could not legally create a separate PM Cares Fund for Covid-19 disaster relief in derogation of the NDRF, and therefore, its receipts must be transferred to the NDRF. The Court's …

PM CARES Fund, HC reserves verdict
4 years, 6 months ago

PM CARES Fund, HC reserves verdict

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay high court’s Nagpur bench on Thursday reserved its verdict on a public interest litigation demanding appointment of three trustees, including two from opposition parties, to manage Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund. HT Image The petitioner, lawyer Arvind Waghmare, has also sought removal of private auditing firm M/s SAARC Associates since public money is …

Need for transparency: The Hindu Editorial on PM CARES Fund
4 years, 7 months ago

Need for transparency: The Hindu Editorial on PM CARES Fund

The Hindu  

There is something about the nature of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund that has led to demands for its scrutiny. While the Supreme Court has rejected a writ petition calling for a funds diversion from this fund to the National Disaster Response Fund and also denied the petitioners’ demand that the “public charitable trust” …

Top court rejects plea to transfer funds from PM CARES to NDRF
4 years, 7 months ago

Top court rejects plea to transfer funds from PM CARES to NDRF

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition to transfer money from the PM CARES Fund created to fight covid-19 to the National Disaster Relief Fund, adding that donations to both are voluntary, and the Centre is at liberty to transfer the money if it so desires. The public interest litigation, filed by lawyers Prashant Bhushan and Dushyant Dave, had …

No Exception Can Be Taken To Constitution Of PM CARES Fund; But Still Open For Anyone To Contribute To NDRF : SC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 7 months ago

No Exception Can Be Taken To Constitution Of PM CARES Fund; But Still Open For Anyone To Contribute To NDRF : SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that "no exception can be taken to the constitution" of PM CARES Funds to meet the emergency situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic.The top court made this observation while disposing of a PIL filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking to transfer the funds from PM CARES to National Disaster Response Fund created …

No Occasion For CAG Audit Of PM CARES Fund As It Is A Public Charitable Trust: SC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 7 months ago

No Occasion For CAG Audit Of PM CARES Fund As It Is A Public Charitable Trust: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that there is no occasion for audit of PM CARES Fund by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India as it is a public charitable trust.The bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah observed thus while dismissing the Public Interest Litigation filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation which sought directions …

No transfer of money from PM CARES to disaster relief fund: SC
4 years, 7 months ago

No transfer of money from PM CARES to disaster relief fund: SC

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking directions to transfer money from PM CARES Fund, created to tackle the covid-19 crisis, to the National Disaster Relief Fund. The bench headed by Ashok Bhushan formulated five questions with respect to the plea, including whether the Centre can set up separate funds despite NDRF in place and whether …

PM-CARES contribution need not be credited to NDRF: Supreme Court
4 years, 7 months ago

PM-CARES contribution need not be credited to NDRF: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that funds received into the PM-CARES Fund need not be credited to the National Disaster Response Fund for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the court held that there is “no statutory prohibition on individuals to make voluntary contributions to NDRF” under Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act of …

SC Refuses to Order Fund Transfer from PM CARES to NDRF, Says Both Different Kinds of Donations
4 years, 7 months ago

SC Refuses to Order Fund Transfer from PM CARES to NDRF, Says Both Different Kinds of Donations

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order transfer of money from the PM Cares Fund to the National Disaster Relief Fund, saying both are entirely different kinds of donations. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan held that PM Cares Fund are about voluntarily donations to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and the budgetary allocations are in the form of …

Supreme Court refuses transfer of PM CARES Fund contributions to National Disaster Response Fund
4 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court refuses transfer of PM CARES Fund contributions to National Disaster Response Fund

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct transfer of contributions made to PM CARES Fund for COVID-19 pandemic to the National Disaster Response Fund. While disposing of the petition, Supreme Court said, no need for a fresh national disaster relief plan. The Supreme Court also noted, “The National Disaster Management plan created in November 2019 is enough to tackle …

[Breaking] SC Dismisses Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To NDRF; Says Fresh National Disaster Plan For COVID-19 Not Needed [Read Judgment]
4 years, 7 months ago

[Breaking] SC Dismisses Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To NDRF; Says Fresh National Disaster Plan For COVID-19 Not Needed [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition which sought transfer of the funds from PM CARES to National Disaster Rel Fund.The Court also held that there was no need for a fresh national disaster relief plan for COVID-19, and that the minimum standards of relief as issued under the Disaster Management Act prior to COVID-19 were enough.The bench also …

BCI Issues Notice To New Delhi Bar Association On A Complaint Alleging Misappropriation Of National Relief Fund For Advocates [Read Notice]
4 years, 7 months ago

BCI Issues Notice To New Delhi Bar Association On A Complaint Alleging Misappropriation Of National Relief Fund For Advocates [Read Notice]

Live Law  

Bar Council of India has issued notice to the Executive Committee of the New Delhi Bar Association on a complaint alleging misappropriation of funds from the sum allocated to National Relief Fund For Advocates. A complaint filed on July 31 has accused the Executive Committee of the NDBA of acts of cheating, fraud and misappropriation of funds related to the …

SC reserves order on plea seeking transfer of money collected by PM-CARES Fund to NDRF
4 years, 7 months ago

SC reserves order on plea seeking transfer of money collected by PM-CARES Fund to NDRF

Firstpost  

Dushyant Dave, appearing for NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation, said that the creation of the PM-CARES Fund contravenes provisions of the Disaster Management Act The Supreme Court reserved its order on Monday on a plea which said that all the money collected under the PM CARES Fund for the COVID-19 pandemic should be transferred to the National Disaster Response …

SC Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Transfer Of PMCARES Fund To National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF)
4 years, 7 months ago

SC Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Transfer Of PMCARES Fund To National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF)

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on the issue of transfer of funds from PMCARES Fund to NDRF for relief works in combating the Covid19 pandemic,A bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah was hearing the suo motu case pertaining to the plight of migrant workers amid Coronavirus induced lockdown.The bench also took up the plea …

'Covid Cases Have Exploded Despite Draconian Orders Passed By the Center': CPIL Seeks SC's Direction For Preparation Of A National Relief Plan
4 years, 8 months ago

'Covid Cases Have Exploded Despite Draconian Orders Passed By the Center': CPIL Seeks SC's Direction For Preparation Of A National Relief Plan

Live Law  

The Centre for Public Interest Litigation has filed a rejoinder application before the Supreme Court, defending its plea for implementation of a 'National Plan' for combating the crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic. National Relief Plan The application, filed through Advocate Prashant Bhushan, states that the National Executive Committee is responsible to prepare a National Plan and to monitor its …

In SC, Centre justifies creation of PM CARES fund, says it is 'distinct' from NDRF
4 years, 8 months ago

In SC, Centre justifies creation of PM CARES fund, says it is 'distinct' from NDRF

Firstpost  

The apex court was hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to credit all contributions received by the PM CARES fund to NDRF New Delhi: The Centre justified the creation of PM CARES fund before the Supreme Court on Thursday and said that mere existence of a statutory fund under the Disaster Management Act would not prohibit the …

[PM CARES Fund vs NDRF] Mere Existence Of Statutory Fund No Bar To Create Separate Fund For Voluntary Donations : Centre Tells SC
4 years, 8 months ago

[PM CARES Fund vs NDRF] Mere Existence Of Statutory Fund No Bar To Create Separate Fund For Voluntary Donations : Centre Tells SC

Live Law  

The Central Government has told the Supreme Court that there exists no prohibition on creation of PM CARES Fund as it is independent and distinct from the National Disaster Relief Fund which is stipulated under the Disaster Management Act. "All funds other than the funds stipulated under section 46 of the DM Act, 2005 are separate, different and distinct, created …

Plea Filed In Allahabad HC Challenging Constitutional Validity Of PMNRF And PMCARES Fund [Read Petition]
4 years, 9 months ago

Plea Filed In Allahabad HC Challenging Constitutional Validity Of PMNRF And PMCARES Fund [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A PIL has been filed before the Allahabad High Court, challenging the constitutional validity of the PM National Relief Fund and the PM CARES Fund. The petition has been filed by two practicing Advocates of the High Court, Divya Pal Singh and Anubhav Singh, stating that the PMNRF and PM-CARES are unconstitutional and void, for not being backed by any …

SC notice to govt on plea to transfer funds from PM Cares to disaster response
4 years, 9 months ago

SC notice to govt on plea to transfer funds from PM Cares to disaster response

Live Mint  

The Supreme court on Wednesday issued a notice to the central government on a plea seeking transfer of all money contributed to the PM Cares Fund to National Disaster Response Fund. Senior advocate, Dushyant Dave, represented the petitioner in a virtual court hearing, seeking directions to the government to prepare and implement a national plan as per the provisions prescribed …

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To National Disaster Response Fund
4 years, 9 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To National Disaster Response Fund

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a PIL seeking for transfer of all funds from PM CARES Fund which was set up to combat the COVID-19 pandemic to National Disaster Response Fund. The plea, filed by Advocate Prashant Bhushan on behalf of Centre for Public Interest Litigation, seeks for the setting up of a National …

Plea in SC seeks national plan to deal with coronavirus, transfer of PM CARES Fund to NDRF
4 years, 9 months ago

Plea in SC seeks national plan to deal with coronavirus, transfer of PM CARES Fund to NDRF

India Today  

A PIL has been filed by an NGO before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to prepare, notify and implement a “national plan” as prescribed under the Disaster Management Act to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The petition, filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation through advocate Prashant Bhushan, has also sought a direction to the …

Breaking: Plea In Delhi HC Seeks To Bring PM CARES Fund Under Right To Information Act
4 years, 9 months ago

Breaking: Plea In Delhi HC Seeks To Bring PM CARES Fund Under Right To Information Act

Live Law  

A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Trustees of the PM CARES Fund to display on its website the details of the money received and the purposes for which such amount has been utilized. The petition has been filed by Dr. SS Hooda through Advocate Aditya Hooda, in the backdrop of a …

Coronavirus | PM CARES is not a public authority under RTI Act: PMO
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | PM CARES is not a public authority under RTI Act: PMO

The Hindu  

The Prime Minister's Office has refused to disclose details on the creation and operation of the PM CARES Fund, telling a Right to Information applicant that the fund is “not a public authority” under the ambit of the RTI Act, 2005. “PM CARES Fund is not a Public Authority under the ambit of Secon 2 of the RTI Act, 2005. …

Bombay HC Seeks Centre's Reply On Petition Seeking Public Declaration & CAG Audit Of PM Cares Fund
4 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC Seeks Centre's Reply On Petition Seeking Public Declaration & CAG Audit Of PM Cares Fund

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Union of India to file a reply to a petition filed by a lawyer seeking an audit by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India and public declaration of funds received by the Prime Minister's Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, a public charitable trust created by the central government …

Coronavirus | PM CARES makes first allocations
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | PM CARES makes first allocations

The Hindu  

The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, better known as PM CARES, will allocate ₹3,100 crore to COVID-19 relief, including funds for ventilators, migrant workers and vaccine development, according to an official statement from the Prime Minister's Office on May 13 evening. In order to augment the health infrastructure needed to tackle the pandemic, the PM …

SC rejects plea against PM CARES Fund
4 years, 11 months ago

SC rejects plea against PM CARES Fund

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of the decision to set up the PM CARES Fund, where people can donate money, to deal with the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 28, the Centre set up the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund with the primary objective …

Coronavirus | Contributions to CM fund will not qualify as CSR expenditure
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | Contributions to CM fund will not qualify as CSR expenditure

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Commerce has clarified that the contributions to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund or the State relief fund will not qualify as Corporate Social Responsibility expenditure, while any donation to the PM CARES Fund will. “‘The Chief Minister’s Relief Fund’ or ‘State Relief Fund for COVID-19 ’ is not included in Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, …

Modi’s ‘PM CARES’ coronavirus fund slammed as donations pour in
4 years, 11 months ago

Modi’s ‘PM CARES’ coronavirus fund slammed as donations pour in

Al Jazeera  

Indian leader faces backlash for creating a new relief fund when about $500m is lying unspent in an old one. Modi launched the “PM CARES” fund last month to provide relief to those affected by the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 5,000 people in India, and killed 149 so far. ‘Over and above’ The new PM CARES fund …

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