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 Asked Questions section of the site. As announced by the PMO on May 13, the FAQs also note that ₹3,100 crore have been sanctioned from the PM CARES Fund to be spent on ventilators, migrant worker welfare and vaccine development. The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, which is also headed by the PM, also publishes information on contributions and disbursals, including foreign contributions, on a yearly basis.

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PM Cares Children Scheme beneficiaries come down from 3694 to 12 in four years
2 weeks, 3 days 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 …

PM CARES Fund Not A Fund Of Government Of India, Cannot Be Labelled ‘Public Authority’: PMO To Delhi High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

PM CARES Fund Not A Fund Of Government Of India, Cannot Be Labelled ‘Public Authority’: PMO To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Prime Minister’s Office has told the Delhi High Court that the PM CARES Fund is not a “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India and does not constitute as a “public authority” under Right to Information Act, 2005. The affidavit filed by the Under Secretary of PMO states that the PM CARES Fund has been set up …

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 …

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

One-third of ₹10,990 crore in PM CARES fund spent: ‘20-’21 audit
3 years, 1 month ago

One-third of ₹10,990 crore in PM CARES fund spent: ‘20-’21 audit

The Hindu  

The PM CARES Fund collected ₹10,990 crore since its inception in March 2020 until March 2021. The Fund was set up to deal with “any kind of emergency or distress situation, like posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to provide relief to the affected.” During the year, funds were disbursed for COVID vaccine purchase and testing, ventilators, hospitals, testing labs, …

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 …

To criticise PM Cares, ABP journalist calls report by his own channel fake
3 years, 6 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, 6 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 …

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 …

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 …

[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 …

PM-CARES Fund: 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators for COVID-19 treatment; Maharashtra, Delhi get most
4 years, 9 months ago

PM-CARES Fund: 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators for COVID-19 treatment; Maharashtra, Delhi get most

Live Mint  

Maharashtra and Delhi — the worst-affected states due to coronavirus pandemic in India — have received the maximum number of 'Made-in-India' ventilators from Centre which are being procured under Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund. In March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set up PM CARES fund where everyone can contribute to help the government fight …

PM-Cares Vs PMNRF: Where Is My Money Going?
4 years, 9 months ago

PM-Cares Vs PMNRF: Where Is My Money Going?

Live Law  

The Present Article is an attempt to look into the affairs of the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund and the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund' PMNRF: The PMNRF was established pursuant to an appeal made by way of a press note dated 24/01/1948 by the then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru. That in 1973, an …

PM CARES Fund now eligible to receive funds through CSR
4 years, 10 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, 10 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 …

Companies Act Amended By Modi Govt, Makes PM CARES Eligible To Receive Funds From Corporates Under CSR
4 years, 10 months ago

Companies Act Amended By Modi Govt, Makes PM CARES Eligible To Receive Funds From Corporates Under CSR

ABP News  

New Delhi, May 27: In a Gazette notification on Wednesday, the government has permitted the PM CARES fund to receive Corporate Social Responsibility funding from corporates by incorporating an amendment in the Companies Act. The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the change on Tuesday stating that sub-section of section 467 of the Companies Act, 2013 has been amended …

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 …

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, …

Coronavirus Pandemic: RBI employees contribute Rs 7.30 cr to PM-CARES Fund
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Pandemic: RBI employees contribute Rs 7.30 cr to PM-CARES Fund

Firstpost  

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday said its employees have decided to contribute a salary of one or more days totalling Rs 7.30 crore towards the PM-CARES Fund Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday said its employees have decided to contribute a salary of one or more days totalling Rs 7.30 crore towards the PM-CARES Fund. To …

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 …

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 …

Corporate India chips in for PM-CARES Fund: HDFC Group pledges Rs 150 cr support; StanChart commits Rs 5 cr
4 years, 11 months ago

Corporate India chips in for PM-CARES Fund: HDFC Group pledges Rs 150 cr support; StanChart commits Rs 5 cr

Firstpost  

Present in 21 strategic locations across the country, The Byke Hospitality informed the local authorities that they are open to give out the spaces for any relief activity at this time of COVID-19. Financial services conglomerate HDFC Group on Thursday said it has committed Rs 150 crore to the PM-Cares Fund to support the government for its relief and rehabilitation …

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, …

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

Coronavirus Crisis: Paytm aims to contribute Rs 500 crore for PM CARES Fund
5 years 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, …

BCCI to contribute Rs. 51 crore to PM-CARES fund
5 years ago

BCCI to contribute Rs. 51 crore to PM-CARES fund

The Hindu  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced that it will to contribute Rs. According to a statement issued by the BCCI, president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah discussed the pandemic along with other office-bearers and state associations before announcing its contribution. “The outbreak of Coronavirus is first and foremost a public health emergency and the BCCI …

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