SC Refuses to Order Fund Transfer from PM CARES to NDRF, Says Both Different Kinds of Donations
4 years, 4 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 a public trust. Deciding a plea regarding the PM Cares and other aspects relating to the pandemic, the court also gave a thumbs up to the government for having its 2019 National Plan in place. It was also pointed out that all CSR contribution benefits are given to the PM Cares Fund and they are denied to the state disaster relief funds.

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When PM CARES Fund Is Given CSR Benefit, Can CM Relief Fund Be Excluded? Supreme Court To Hear Rajasthan's Suit
1 year, 3 months ago

When PM CARES Fund Is Given CSR Benefit, Can CM Relief Fund Be Excluded? Supreme Court To Hear Rajasthan's Suit

Live Law  

In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court highlighted the issues for consideration in an original suit filed under Article 131 of the Constitution by the State of Rajasthan alleging discrimination in the treatment of the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for COVID-19 as compared to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation Fund in the context of …

PM Cares Trust Comprise Constitutional Functionaries, Can't Run A Private Show: Sr Adv Shyam Divan Argues In Delhi High Court
2 years, 8 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
2 years, 11 months 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 …

PMO Opposes PIL To Remove Prime Minister's Name & Image From PM Cares Fund In Bombay High Court
2 years, 11 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 …

To criticise PM Cares, ABP journalist calls report by his own channel fake
3 years, 3 months ago

To criticise PM Cares, ABP journalist calls report by his own channel fake

Op India  

A war of words has erupted on Twitter between activist Ankur Singh and ABP journalist Abhinav Pandey after the latter called one of its own news channel’s report fake, in order to attack the central government’s PM CARES Fund. The May 2020 ABP report, which summarised the difference between the PM Cares Funds and the PMNRF, clearly states that the …

PM-CARES Fund not a fund of Government of India, Centre informs Delhi HC
3 years, 3 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, 4 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, 5 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 …

SC junks plea seeking return of MPLAD funds donated to PM CARES Fund during COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 10 months 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 …

APTEL Permits Party To Deposit Cost To NDRF After It Is Contended That PM Cares Is Not A Govt Fund [Read Order]
4 years, 2 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, 3 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 …

Opposition Parties Question Setting Up of PM CARES Fund, Allege it Lacks Transparency
4 years, 3 months ago

Opposition Parties Question Setting Up of PM CARES Fund, Allege it Lacks Transparency

News 18  

Members of opposition parties like the Congress, DMK and the TMC on Saturday opposed in Lok Sabha the setting up of the PM CARES Fund, alleging that it lacked transparency. What is the difference between the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and the PM CARES Fund," said N K Premachandran, who initiated the debate on The Taxation and Other Laws …

PM CARES Fund Not A 'Public Authority' Under RTI Act: Centre Tells In Lok Sabha
4 years, 3 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 …

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

Plea In Allahabad HC Questions Legality Of PM CARES
4 years, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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 …

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

SC reserves order on plea seeking transfer of money collected by PM-CARES Fund to NDRF
4 years, 5 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 …

'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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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 …

SC notice to govt on plea to transfer funds from PM Cares to disaster response
4 years, 6 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, 6 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 …

[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, 6 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 …

Plea in SC seeks national plan to deal with coronavirus, transfer of PM CARES Fund to NDRF
4 years, 6 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 …

Coronavirus | PM CARES is not a public authority under RTI Act: PMO
4 years, 7 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. …

PM CARES Fund now eligible to receive funds through CSR
4 years, 7 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 …

Govt amends norms; companies' contribution to PM CARES Fund to qualify as CSR expenditure
4 years, 7 months ago

Govt amends norms; companies' contribution to PM CARES Fund to qualify as CSR expenditure

Firstpost  

The government has amended the norms whereby contributions by corporates to the PM CARES Fund will qualify as CSR spending under the companies law New Delhi: The government has amended the norms whereby contributions by corporates to the PM CARES Fund will qualify as CSR spending under the companies law. In March, the corporate affairs ministry said contributions by companies …

Funds for NGOs drying up as organisations prefer donating to PM CARES Fund, says report
4 years, 7 months ago

Funds for NGOs drying up as organisations prefer donating to PM CARES Fund, says report

Op India  

The onset of the coronavirus outbreak in the country has reportedly spelt doom for many Non-Governmental Organisations as they are witnessing a steady plunge in their already dwindling donations, ss per a report in The Hindu Businessline. While a calamity, especially of the magnitude of coronavirus would have generally garnered outsize monetary contributions for the NGOs, however, the benefits of …

How different is the PM CARES Fund from the PM’s National Relief Fund?
4 years, 8 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, …

Exclusion Of CM And State COVID Relief Funds From CSR Is Patently Unconstitutional
4 years, 8 months ago

Exclusion Of CM And State COVID Relief Funds From CSR Is Patently Unconstitutional

Live Law  

Among all the departments of the government of India, one might consider the ministry of corporate affairs the least political of the lot. Despite a benign sounding name and a mostly technical mandate to regulate the corporate sector, it's recent decision to funnel all CSR donations away from State and CM funds, solely to the PM Cares Fund, has given …

SC rejects plea against PM CARES Fund
4 years, 8 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, 8 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, 9 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 …

PM-CARES | Centre sends conflicting signals on foreign donations
4 years, 9 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 …

PMNRF vs PM CARES: PMNRF always had Congress President on its managing committee while PM CARES is far more democratic
4 years, 9 months ago

PMNRF vs PM CARES: PMNRF always had Congress President on its managing committee while PM CARES is far more democratic

Op India  

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the PM CARES Fund to fight the Wuhan Coronavirus, a lot has been discussed about the similarities and differences between PM CARES Fund and PMNRF. In the face of the Wuhan Coronavirus, Prime Minister Modi launched PM CARES Fund where he invited public contribution to fight the pandemic. The PM CARES, or the Prime …

Why PM CARES Fund when there is PMNRF, asks CPI(M) MP
4 years, 9 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, …

Congress questions setting up of PM CARES Fund to deal with coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Congress questions setting up of PM CARES Fund to deal with coronavirus

The Hindu  

Congress leaders on Monday questioned the setting up of PM CARES Fund to deal with the coronavirus pandemic by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund is already in existence. Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor on Twitter, commenting on another tweet about PM CARES, asked: “Why not simply rename PMNRF as PM-CARES, given the PM’s penchant …

COVID19: Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi Donates ₹1 Crore to PM CARES Fund
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID19: Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi Donates ₹1 Crore to PM CARES Fund

Live Law  

To support the ongoing relief measures taken by the Central and State Governments for the welfare of the citizens affected by the national lockdown, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi has decided to contribute ₹1 crore to the PM CARES Fund.As providing relief measures when the business and production activities are at halt can be a strain on the state's finances, the …

COVID19: Delhi HC Judges Decide To Donate ₹10,000 Each To PM CARES Fund
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID19: Delhi HC Judges Decide To Donate ₹10,000 Each To PM CARES Fund

Live Law  

The Judges of the Delhi High Court have voluntarily decided to contribute ₹10,000 each to the Prime Minister Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund. In a release issued by the High Court, it was said that the judges have taken note of the various relief measures taken by Central and State Governments to support the citizens in these …

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