Editorial with Sujit Nair: Is PM CARES Fund Transparent??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5iEMHX1mQE 25 Sept 2021
"An affidavit was filed before the Delhi High Court on behalf of the PM-CARES Fund Trust. The affidavit claimed that the fund is not a govt fund and the amount received does not go in the Consolidated Fund of India. That PM Cares fund is not created by or under the Indian Constitution or any other statute. Who filed the affidavit on behalf of PM Cares fund? the Under Secretary at Prime Minister's Office. It further stated that there is no control of either the Central Government or the State Government in the functioning of the PM CARES Trust. Although, it mentioned what the PM Cares fund website also says, that it is a public charitable trust.
The affidavit was filed in response to a plea seeking declaration that PM CARES Fund is ""State"" under Article 12 of the Constitution. Petitioner, Samayak Gangwal, also challenged the PMO's order rejecting his RTI application stating that PM CARES was not a ""public authority"" within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act. In its reply, the PM CARES Fund has objected to the maintainability of the petition, stating that alternative statutory remedies are available to the Petitioner under the RTI Act, 2005.
PM CARES FUND: Suspicions deepen as Govt says its not a Government Fund | Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaMeaADS-A8
25 Sept 2021
How come the PM cares fund is not a government fund? I MODI I PM CARES FUND I SUPREME COURT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey2Qxd2koaI Sep 23, 2021 What is the point of the government saying that PM Cares Fund is not government? How can it call it a non-government fund when it is in the name of the prime minister and three union ministers are its trustees? What is the intention of the government behind calling it a non-government fund? Why does it not want to be transparent about this fund? Included in the discussion with Dr. Mukesh Kumar are-N. K. Singh, Ashok Wankhede, Dinesh Dwivedi and Satish K. Singh