Pm Cares Fund

Centre Defends PM CARES Fund In Supreme Court, Verdict Reserved

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 27, 2020

The Centre on Monday strongly defended the PM CARES Fund in the Supreme Court saying it's a public trust meant to receive "voluntary contributions" to fight COVID-19 pandemic and the budgetary allocations for NDRF and SDRF are not "being touched".

198 Delhi Mosque Event Indonesian Attendees Pay Fine, Allowed To Walk Free

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 23, 2020

A Delhi court Thursday allowed 198 Indonesians to walk free on payment of varying fines, after they accepted mild charges under the plea bargain process, related to various violations including visa norms while attending the Tablighi Jamaat event here during the COVID-19 lockdown.

BJP Blocks Parliament Panel Review Of PM CARES Fund, Coronavirus Response

India News | Written by Sunil Prabhu | Saturday July 11, 2020

The Public Accounts Committee or PAC, one of the most important parliamentary panels which scrutinises key reports by the auditor general and has taken up issues like the 2G spectrum scandal in the past, failed to arrive at a consensus on Friday on examining the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the new PM CARES fund set up to tackl...

Disaster Management Fund Doesn't Bar Creation Of PM Cares Fund: Centre In Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 10, 2020

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 (DMA) would not prohibit the setting up of a different one which provides for voluntary donations.

Indians Eager To See Audit Report Of PM Cares Fund: Siddaramaiah

India News | ANI | Wednesday July 8, 2020

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh had asked for the audit report of Rs one crore contributed by the Karnataka Congress during the lockdown but people are more eager to see the audit report of PMCaresFund, he added.

Return Money Received IN PM CARES Fund From Chinese Sources: RJD MP Manoj Jha

India News | ANI | Thursday July 2, 2020

RJD MP Manoj Jha on Wednesday said that donations received in PM Cares Fund from any Chinese source should be returned back.

My Government Has Nothing To Hide On Donations: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 30, 2020

In a veiled attack against the Centre for refusing to disclose details on the PM CARES Fund, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government has nothing to hide on the donations it has received.

"Can't Take Chinese Money When...": Amarinder Singh On PM CARES Fund

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 29, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday asked the BJP-led Centre to return donations received from Chinese companies in the PM-CARES Fund, amid the India-China border tensions.

"Chinese Funds In PM CARES": Congress Hits Back After BJP Onslaught

India News | Reported by Sanket Upadhyay, Sunil Prabhu, Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 28, 2020

The Congress, accused of accepting Chinese funds for the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, on Sunday hit back in kind, saying donations from Chinese firms have poured into PM CARES fund also. Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having a "soft spot" for China, the party said hundreds of crores have been funnelled into PM CARES by a group of well-known C...

1,340 Made In India Ventilators Delivered To States, 14,000 More By June End: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 23, 2020

Nearly 3000 of the 50,000 'Made in India' ventilators sanctioned under the PM CARES fund to help COVID-19 patients have been manufactured and over 1,300 have been delivered to various states, an official statement said today.

Supreme Court Asks Centre For Reply On Plea To Transfer Funds From PM CARES

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 18, 2020

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking a direction that all the contributions made for COVID-19 pandemic by individuals and institutions should be credited to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) rather than to the PM CARES Fund.

Kerala Asks PM Modi To Review Norms Under PM CARES Fund

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 17, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to change the norms regarding the PM CARES fund and said share weightage for the states should be allotted, considering the number of migrant workers in the respective states.

Plea To Declare PM CARES Fund As "Public Authority" Under RTI Not Maintainable: PM's Office

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 11, 2020

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) today raised objection in the Delhi High Court over maintainability of a plea seeking to declare PM CARES Fund as a "public authority" under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Supreme Court Allows Lawyer To Deposit Rs 25 Lakh For Migrants' Travel

India News | Reported By A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Thursday June 4, 2020

The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition related to making safe transport arrangements for migrant workers "irrespective of their caste, creed and religion", allowed the lawyer and petitioner in the case to pay Rs. 25 lakh so that individuals from Uttar Pradesh who are stranded here can return home.

Mamata Banerjee Urges Centre To Give ₹10,000 Each To Migrant Workers

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 3, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today appealed to the Centre to give one-time assistance of ₹10,000 each to migrant workers amid the COVID-19 crisis.