‘PM CARES’ (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund) fund was established recently as ‘a dedicated national 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’.
A post is being shared widely on social media with a claim that the actual reason behind establishing PM CARES is because of the requirement of Congress President’s approval for the release of funds from the existing PMNRF (Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund). Let’s analyze the claim made in the post.
Claim: Congress President’s approval is required to use funds from PMNRF.
Fact: No such approval is required. On the PMNRF website, it can be read that the disbursement out of the fund is made at the discretion of the Prime Minister. Previously, the fund was managed by a committee (in which Congress President was a member), but in 1985, all the powers were transferred to the Prime Minister. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On the PMNRF website, it can be found that the fund was established in 1948. During its inception, a committee was formed to manage the fund. ‘The President of the Indian National Congress’ was one of the members of the managing committee.
But, currently, on the PMNRF website, it can read that ‘the disbursement out of the fund is made at the discretion of the Prime Minister, and in accordance with the Prime Minister’s directions’. So, no approval is required from the Congress President.
In a Delhi Hight Court Judgement, it can be read that ‘in 1985, the Managing Committee of PMNRF entrusted the entire management of the said fund to the Prime minister who was given the discretion to appoint a secretary of the fund to manage it’.
FACTLY has written a detailed explainer article on ‘PMNRF Vs PM CARES’. It can be read here.
To sum it up, Congress President’s approval is not required to disburse funds from PMNRF.
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May be such approval is not required. But why Congress Party president is a member of that committee. This congress party is not that party which fought for freedom. This Congress party is originally INDIRA CONGRESS WHICH FORMED IN 1969. So this party’s president doesn’t have any right to be a member of this committee. Modi Govt. should kick out Soniya Gandhi (KHAN) from this Committee.
it is a deemed trust. INC president was nominated a member in 1948. Now the entire management and discretion is with PM and no body else. The president of Congress has no right in the said fund now.
People are commenting without reading .
In 1985 it’s already ammended that Congres President is not a member and all decesion are to be made by Prime Minister ,
The discussion gets over.
Why misleading the people of a subject
If anyhow Congress President is a member then suitable modifications or alterations can be made .No party should be member of such type of relief fund which is being collected through public donations.
If cong is not party to pmnrf, then why sonia is insisting to divert fund to pmnrf
She suggested as being member of parliament.
And the suggestion is not wrong.
When existing fund will be used by Prime minister only then actually there was no need of New fund .
People have to think .
We still dont feel it as prime minister of India but it appears a parties prime minster.
People are commenting without reading .
In 1985 it’s already ammended that Congres President is not a member and all decesion are to be made by Prime Minister ,
The discussion gets over.
Why misleading the people of a subject
That doesn’t exist now .
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