Underused fund : PM CARES must get its act together

The Tribune Editorial: Registered as a public trust, PM CARES continues to be outside the ambit of the RTI Act.

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Updated At : 07:15 AM Aug 20, 2026 IST

THE audited financial statements of the PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund for 2023-24 and 2024-25 have finally been made available. Only Rs 87.85 lakh was spent during 2024-25 — a dismal 0.01% of the closing balance and minuscule in comparison with Rs 15.6 crore the previous year. The obvious question: what is the purpose of a relief fund if a substantial part of its money remains unused?

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Underused fund : PM CARES must get its act together

The Tribune Editorial: Registered as a public trust, PM CARES continues to be outside the ambit of the RTI Act.

Editorial

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