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FAQ's about PM Cares Fund Q.1 What is PM CARES Fund? PM CARES Fund is a public charitable trust. It has been set up keeping in mind the need for having a dedicated fund with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to provide relief to the affected. Q.2 Who are the Trustees of the PM CARES Fund? The Prime Minister is Chairperson (ex-officio) of the PM CARES Fund and Minister of Defence, Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Finance, Government of India are ex-officio Trustees of the Fund. The Prime Ministers as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of PM CARES Fund has the power to nominate three trustees to the Board who shall be eminent persons in the field of research, health, science, social work, law, public administration and philanthropy. All the Trustees of the PM CARES Fund act in a pro bono capacity. Q.3 What are the Objectives of the PM CARES Fund Trust? The primary objectives of the...

PM National Relief Fund vs. PM Cares Fund : Key differences A National Relief Fund for dealing with natural disasters in India was established in 1948 at the time of independence. Despite the previous establishment another likewise fund that is PM Care Fund has been established by the present NDA government. Let us read key differences in this article. About Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF):- The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund was established by the former and late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in January 1948. The main purpose of its establishment was to help the displaced people of Pakistan during the partition of the country. Currently, the funds collected in this pool are used to provide immediate relief to the families of those killed in earthquakes, cyclones, floods, tsunamis, and other natural disasters and to victims of major accidents and communal riots. Apart from this, the fund is also used for medical treatment like kidney transplant, heart sur...

 *PM-CARES owned by govt but cannot be under RTI, says new RTI response* PM-CARES Fund is a body "owned by, controlled by and established by" the government but cannot come under the RTI regime as it is administered by "private individuals" as trustees and financed by donations from individuals, organisations and PSUs, the Centre has said in an RTI response. Interestingly, an office memorandum dated March 27, 2020, by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs had said that the "Government of India has set up" the PM-CARES with the "primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation such as that posed by Covid-19 pandemic". The Income Tax office's response came in an appeal filed by Batra after he did not receive certain information he sought under the RTI Act, 2005. This fund is completely financed by donations received from individuals/organisations/CSRs (Corporate Social Responsibility)/foreign individuals/foreign organis...