PM CARES fund created in wake of Covid-19, no exception can be taken: SC

Taking note of the submissions, the apex court said the PM CARES Fund is a public charitable trust and is not a government fund

PM CARES fund has been constituted with an objective to extend assistance in the wake of public health emergency like Covid-19 and no exception can be taken at this need of the hour in its constitution, the Supreme Court Tuesday said.

The apex court noted that it was created as a dedicated national fund with a objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation as posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and to provide relief to the affected.

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said it is for the Central government to take the decision as from