PM CARE Funds Not a Public authority Under RTI Act
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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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