On 28 March, Prime Minister Modi announced the setting up of the PM CARES Fund – its aim was to help those in distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Donations poured in from every quarter. But do we, as citizens of this country, know how much money PM CARES has received?
The answer is NO.
So we ask - Why shouldn’t the PM CARES Fund come under the Right To Information or RTI?
Several RTI queries related to the Fund have been denied claiming that PM CARES is a 'charitable trust' and not a 'public authority'.
There are at least five reasons to suggest that PM CARES is a public authority and is therefore liable to share information under RTI.
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