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Bharat Vikas Parishad contributes Rs 2.11 crore to PM Cares Fund: Govt

A non-profit making organisation, Bharat Vikas Parishad, has contributed Rs 2.11 crore to the PM CARES Fund through Union Minister Jitendra Singh, according to a statement issued by Personnel Ministry

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Rural districts see surge as India unlocks

Chandigarh patients complain of treatment delays, Chhattisgarh opts for lockdowns, Firm with no ventilator model gets PM CARES order--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Honestly use PM Cares Fund for public good, online education: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that the government should "honestly" turn the PM Cares Fund into a "public cares fund" and make arrangements for online education of students

Tax Bill to expand faceless assessment scheme, provide relief to taxpayers

The legislation provides tax exemption for contributions made to PM-CARES Fund, which was set up in March

Opposition takes on govt over PM-CARES; Anurag Thakur hits back at Congress

Thakur charged Congress with alleged donations from government departments to trusts run by the Gandhi family members when the party was in power

Oppn questions setting up of PM CARES Fund, alleges it lacks transparency

Members of opposition parties like the Congress, DMK and the TMC on Saturday opposed in Lok Sabha the setting up of the PM CARES Fund, alleging that it lacked transparency. They were participating in a debate on the bill for giving effect to various compliance relief measures for taxpayers, including extending time limits for filing returns, in the wake of the coronavirus crisis and tax benefits for donations to PM CARES Fund. "I can't understand the logic to have a separate fund. What is the difference between the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and the PM CARES Fund," said N K Premachandran (RSP), who initiated the debate on The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020. "Eight different Acts are being modified means substantial changes took place in eight Acts and one of the major Acts is the Income Tax Act of 1961," he said. He alleged the PM CARES Fund "lacks transparency as it is not audited by Comptroller and Auditor General .

PM-CARES Fund is registered trust unlike PMNRF, says Anurag Thakur

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Saturday said that PM-CARES Fund has been registered under relevant provisions of law unlike PMNRF which is still not registered

Why PM CARES trustees afraid to reveal names of donors, asks Chidambaram

Chidambaram tweeted: "The auditors of PM CARES FUND have confirmed that the Fund received Rs 3076 crore in just 5 days between March 26 and 31, 2020"

Bombay HC dismisses PIL seeking declaration of PM CARES funds

The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking declaration of funds received by the Prime Minister's Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES)

Bombay High Court dismisses PIL seeking declaration of PM CARES funds

The petition had sought a direction to the government to declare funds received and expenditure of the same on the government''s website periodically

Delhi HC declines PIL against transfer of Rs 15 cr to PM CARES fund

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition against the transfer of over Rs 15 crore to the PM CARES fund by the Institute of Charted Accountants of India (ICAI).

PM CARES to fund 2 500-bed Covid-19 hospitals in Bihar to boost healthcare

The PM CARES Fund Trust will finance two 500-bed COVID-19 makeshift hospitals in Bihar, the Prime Minister's Office said, asserting that this will go a long way in improving the Covid-19 care.

Chidambaram attacks BJP govt 'for refusing' PM-CARES Fund scrutiny

'Was the Fund set up by the central government as concluded by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,' asks Opposition leader on Twitter

Best of BS opinion: Transparency in PM CARES, coronavirus, and more

Business Standard opinion pieces for the day, among other things, talk about PM CARES

Transparency matters

Govt should voluntarily increase disclosure for PM CARES

Govt not bound to transfer funds from PM CARES to NDRF, rules SC

The court also said there is no need for a new plan and that one under the National Disaster Management Act, made by the government last November, is enough to deal with Covid-19

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 verdict resounding blow to Rahul Gandhi's nefarious designs: Nadda

Supreme Court refused to direct the Centre to transfer the contributions made to the PM CARES Fund for battling the Covid-19 pandemic to the NDRF

Top headlines: Shah admitted to AIIMS, no transfer from PM Cares to NDRF

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SC verdict on PM Cares 'blow to Rahul's nefarious designs': JP Nadda

Hitting out at Gandhi, Nadda said his "rants" have been repeatedly dismissed by the common man who has "overwhelmingly" contributed to the PM CARES fund