The Law Minister on 18th Aug,2020 held a press conf. that the Supreme Court has cleared the PM Cares Fund https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-19-sc-refuses-to-direct-transfer-of-contributions-made-to-pm-cares-to-ndrf/articleshow/77606765.cms . The Fund, law minister said, is a registered public Trust based on "voluntary contributions", and is Transparent, and registered. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/nda-govt-has-not-faced-even-a-single-accusation-of-corruption-ravi-shankar-prasad-on-sc-order-related-to-pm-cares-fund/videoshow/77612532.cms
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pmo-denies-rti-plea-seeking-info-on-pm-cares/article32369180.ece however tell us .. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has denied a Right to Information request related to the PM-CARES Fund on the grounds that providing it would “disproportionately divert the resources of the office.
”However, a High Court judgment and multiple orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) have previously held that, under the RTI Act, this rationale can only be used to change the format of information provided, not deny it altogether...There is no ambiguity. This is a misuse of the clause by CPIOs. It is up to the information commissions to levy penalties as this would amount to misinformation provided under the Act,” said Mr. W Habibullah the country’s first Chief Information Commissioner.
https://www.thequint.com/news/india/5-reasons-why-pm-cares-fund-should-come-under-rti Poonam Agarwal
Just a day after the launch of PM CARES, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued a notification saying - “any contribution made by a Company to the PM CARES Fund shall qualify as Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR..” After that, several Public Sector Units or PSUs did donate huge amounts to PM Cares. For instance, Power Finance Corporation, donated Rs 200 crore. Multiple Public Sector Banks & Enterprises under the Finance Ministry together donated over Rs 200 crores as CSR funds to PM CARES.
Now we know PSUs come under RTI and are liable to share information under RTI, so in that case, why not PM CARES? Or at least PSU donations to PM CARES?
20th May 2021: Congress report:
देखिए मोदी जी के जुमलों की हकीकत https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJbTui-rkRI
PMO gives full PM Cares Fund details |NewsX Jun 23, 2020 The PMO said that 50,000 Made in India ventilators were built under the PM Cares fund to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSWjcOjRBEY
237 of 320 ventilators under PM Cares Fund not working in Punjab https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/237-of-320-ventilators-under-pm-cares-fund-not-working-in-punjab/articleshow/82587600.cms
Hospital In Gujarat's Surat Stops New Admissions Amid Oxygen Shortage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90wAt-wdUA
PM Cares Fund: Why is it so controversial? Oct 28, 2020 News Laundry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAMDkhQogMk
Referereces used in Newslaudry report:
- A black hole called PM Cares fund: https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/04/02/a-black-hole-called-pm-cares-fund
- PM CARES Received At Least $1.27 Bn In Donations–Enough To Fund Over 21.5 Mn COVID-19 Tests: https://www.indiaspend.com/pm-cares-received-at-least-1-27-bn-in-donations-enough-to-fund-over-21-5-mn-covid-19-tests/
- Indian companies are contributing lavishly to PM-CARES – even amid layoffs and pay cuts: https://scroll.in/article/961383/indian-companies-are-contributing-lavishly-to-pm-cares-even-amid-layoffs-and-pay-cuts
- From RBI & govt banks to LIC, Rs 205 crore to PM Cares from salaries: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/from-rbi-govt-banks-to-lic-rs-205-crore-to-pm-cares-from-salaries-6618506/