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What is PM CARES Fund?

PM CARES Fund

About PM CARES Fund

What is PM CARES Fund?

Created on March 28, 2020, Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund or PM CARES Fund was set up to have a dedicated national fund to deal with any emergency and provide relief to the distressed.
 
According to the PM CARES Fund website, there are three objectives behind the relief fund.
 
1. To support assistance to health emergencies, upgrading the healthcare sector, or funding any relevant research.
 
2. To provide grants or take such other steps deemed fit by the Board of Trustees to the affected. The Board of Trustees are Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs
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Latest Updates on PM CARES Fund

Delhi HC posts hearing to April 20 to declare PM CARES Fund as 'State'

The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned hearing in a plea seeking a declaration of PM CARES Fund as "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, to April 20.

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2023 | 1:36 PM IST

PM CARES fund not govt's, 3rd party info can't be given under RTI: Delhi HC

The PM CARES Fund is not a government fund and no third party information can be parted with irrespective of its status under the Constitution and the Right to Information (RTI) Act, says Delhi HC

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2023 | 5:49 PM IST

Adhir Ranjan challenges BJP to explain Chinese donations to PM-Cares fund

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury further claimed that China is building a bridge inside the Indian territory

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2022 | 7:22 AM IST

Govt appoints Ratan Tata, two others as trustees of PM CARES Fund

The prime minister welcomed the trustees for becoming an integral part of the PM CARES Fund

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Updated On : 21 Sep 2022 | 6:51 PM IST

Majority of donations in India made to religious organisations: Report

Nearly 64 per cent of total donations went to religious organisations and the highest number of donations were made by lower-income and middle-class households, says a latest survey

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2022 | 9:31 AM IST

Delhi High Court lists for hearing pleas on PM CARES Fund on January 31

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

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Updated On : 16 Sep 2022 | 3:02 PM IST

HC asks Centre to file reply on plea to declare PM CARES Fund a 'State'

Observing that the issue concerning the PM CARES Fund is "not so simple" the high court asked the Centre to file a detailed and exhaustive response in the matter.

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Updated On : 12 Jul 2022 | 11:48 PM IST

PM CARES for Children Scheme: What are its objectives and benefits?

What is PM Cares for Children Scheme? It is meant for the welfare of children who lost their parents to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is all you need to know about it

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Updated On : 08 Jul 2022 | 6:00 AM IST

PM Cares: Modi announces education loans, monthly stipend for Covid orphans

He said in that atmosphere of negativity during the pandemic, India relied on its strength

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Updated On : 30 May 2022 | 11:57 PM IST

PM Cares for Children: Rs 4,000 monthly stipend, Rs 10L lump sum and more

Of the 9,042 applications received for the 'PM Cares for Children' scheme since May 2021, as many as 4,302 applications have been approved

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Updated On : 30 May 2022 | 2:18 PM IST

India has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world: PM Modi

The prime minister was speaking at an event where he released benefits under the PM-CARES for Children Scheme

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Updated On : 30 May 2022 | 12:51 PM IST

PM Modi releases benefits under PM CARES for children orphaned in Covid

PM Modi transferred scholarships to school-going children under the PM CARES scheme

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Updated On : 30 May 2022 | 11:48 AM IST

LIVE: NCB officer Sameer Wankhede transferred from Mumbai to Chennai

Wankhede was part of investigation of the drugs-on-cruise case

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Updated On : 30 May 2022 | 11:26 PM IST

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

A passbook of PM CARES for Children, and health card under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana will be handed over to the children during the programme, the Prime Minister's Office said

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Updated On : 30 May 2022 | 7:41 AM IST

PM to release benefits under PM CARES for Children Scheme on May 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually release benefits under the PM CARES for Children Scheme on Monday (May 30)

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Updated On : 29 May 2022 | 12:38 PM IST

4-5% of Rs 1.25 trn spent on CSR funds in past 7 yrs went to PM Cares: Govt

Singh said it is a broad-based activity that the Board undertakes and we give general guidelines and the Board implements it

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2022 | 11:02 PM IST

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking disclosure of PM-Cares Fund

The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to disclose accounts, activity and expenditure details of the PM-Cares Fund and make it open for audit

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Updated On : 25 Mar 2022 | 2:07 PM IST

4,302 children orphaned during pandemic approved under PM-CARES benefits

As many as 4,302 children who were orphaned during the pandemic have been approved as eligible for benefits, the government said on Wednesday.

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Updated On : 16 Mar 2022 | 4:34 PM IST

Over half a million extrapulmonary TB cases were diagnosed in 2021: Govt

MoS Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pawar said the number of deaths due to TB reported under the programme in 2021 for the patients initiated on TB treatment in 2020 is 76,002

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Updated On : 15 Mar 2022 | 7:58 PM IST

PM CARES for Children Scheme extended up to February 28

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has extended the PM CARES for Children Scheme till February 28, 2022. Earlier, the scheme was valid till December 31, 2021.

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Updated On : 23 Feb 2022 | 12:39 AM IST