New Delhi: The PM-Cares Fund has received Rs 3,076 crore till March 31, the government said in an audit report. However, there was no information regarding the donations received after March.
In a series of Tweet, Congress leader P Chidambaram questioned about why the “names of these generous donors has not been revealed.
“The auditors of PM CARES FUND have confirmed that the Fund received Rs 3,076 crore in just 5 days between March 26 and 31, 2020,” he said in a tweet.
“But the names of these generous donors will not be revealed. Why? Every other NGO or Trust is obliged to reveal the names of donors contributing more than a threshold amount.
Why is the PM CARES FUND exempt from this obligation? The donee is known. The trustees of the donee are known. Why are the trustees afraid to reveal the names of the donors?,” the Congress leader said in another tweet.
Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairman of the PM CARES Fund and Minister of Defence, Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Finance, Government of India are ex-officio Trustees of the Fund.
