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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 Amit Shah and Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman.
 
3. To undertake any other activity, which is not inconsistent with the above objectives.
 
FUND CONSTITUTION
 
Even though the government has not revealed the official details of the fund, it informs that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the ex-officio chairman while Minister of Defence, Minister of Home Affairs, and Minister of Finance are the ex-officio trustees.
 
The Prime Minister has the power to nominate the trustees who will be eminent persons in the field of research, health, science, social work, law, public administration, and philanthropy.
 
FUND FINANCE
 
The fund is fully based on voluntary contributions from people or organisations and has no place in the Union Budget. The donations made to PM CARES Fund are tax-exempted under 80G benefits and also qualify as Corporate Social Responsibility expenditure under the Companies Act, 2013.
 
A separate account has been also opened for receiving contributions from individuals and organisations based out of India.
 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PM CARES FUND AND PM RELIEF FUND?
 
Prime Minister National Relief Fund or PMNRF was established in January 1948 by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. PMNRF has been attached with all Centre and State-run hospitals and many private hospitals as well. The PM CARES Fund was founded in 2020 by current Prime Minister Modi. There is no clarity on its network with hospitals.
 
CRITICISM
 
The fund has received much criticism since it was established as it lacks transparency with its functioning and accounts. The government yet to publicly disclose the total fund generated and the names of donors as it refuses to call it a public authority for the laws such as the Right to Information Act, 2005.
 

Latest Updates on PM CARES Fund

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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