The central government, in response to a request under the Right to Information Act (RTI) of December 24, said that the PM-CARES fund is “owned, controlled and established by the Government of India.” In its reply, the Income Tax (Exemption) Commissioner’s office said that “PM Cares Fund has been registered …
Read More »PM-CARES ‘controlled by the government’, but not subject to RTI Act, says Center in new response
The Center has said in a new response on the Right to Information that PM-CARES or the Prime Minister’s Fund for Assistance and Assistance to Citizens in Emergencies is a body “owned and established” by the government. The government’s response contradicted its recent claim that the fund was private. The …
Read More »PM-CARES controlled by government, but RTI not enforced: new flip-flop
PM-CARES was created by PM Modi in March to deal with emergency or distress situations such as the coronavirus. New Delhi: The PM-CARES fund established for Covid donations is “established by the government” and is therefore a public entity, the center said in a new RTI response that appears to …
Read More »Anurag Thakur doubles down on attacking Gandhis in PM CARES debate
Anurag Thakur targeted the Gandhi family once again in parliament on Saturday. New Delhi: A day after Lok Sabha’s chairman apologized and Finance Minister Anurag Thakur said he was hurting after repeated postponements in the chamber due to his comments about former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the Gandhi family, …
Read More »Congress will finalize its strategy for Parliament today
Congress will formulate its strategy for Parliament’s monsoon session, which begins September 14, in a meeting on Tuesday. The party parliament strategy group meeting will be chaired by Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi and will be attended by Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, …
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