PM CARE Funds Not a Public authority Under RTI Act

 

PM Fund

As in 1948 PM’s national Relief Fund (PMRF)created to provide relief to citizens, and that fund used for floods in North India, South India and Kerala, etc.

Recently same as PMNRF created the PMCARES fund (PM’s citizen Assistance and relief in emergency situations fund) to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic .PMCARES fund before 30 June was tax exception under Income TaxAct,1961.

Because of pandemic to tackle countries condition lakhs of public, private employees donated salary and some of them deduction done without their consent.

Recently, PM CARES fund led to demand for its security, where the fund has used. But:

.Supreme court rejected and said PM CARES fund divert in NDRF

.Denied the petition audited by CAG

.Its created the lack of transparency.

In our country right information (RTI), Act, 2005, which given us right ti know about public archives working and internal activities.

But, inadequate information created the mistrust between citizens and public authorities.

No doubt 3,100 corore have been spent on ventilators, migrant workers and vaccine development, but, another side in our country have 2.8 million cases creased and 54000 around people have died due to Covid-19.

Many Public sectors and corporate entities also donated, because of corporate social responsibility expenditure, but lack of transparency and inadequate information create mistrust.

Effects:

. Citizen’s trust hurt

.Lack of transparency and accountability

.Citizens perception changed about the public authorities

.Really affected people have not received facilities

.Violation of RTI Act, 2005

As a democratic country and out public authorities by the common citizens, so all the activities and expenditures also should be known to common citizens.

Conclusion:

Should be accountability

Properly followed the instruction of RTI Act, 2005.

Try to create natural trust, between govt. and common person’s.

Should properly transferred fund to states for ground levels implementation.

Transparency and accountability will be help to create the true democracy.


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