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PM chairs meeting of Board of Trustees of PM CARES Fund
PM lauds the people of India for contributing wholeheartedly to PM CARES
PM CARES to work with a larger perspective of responding to emergency and distress situations, not only through relief assistance but also by taking mitigation measures and capacity building
Hon’ble Justice K.T. Thomas, former Judge, Supreme Court, Shri Karia Munda, former Deputy Speaker, and Shri Ratan Tata Join as Trustees of the PM CARES Fund
By PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the PM CARES Fund on 20.09.2022.
A presentation was made on the various initiatives undertaken with the help of the PM CARES Fund, including the PM CARES for Children scheme, which is supporting 4345 children. Trustees appreciated the role played by the fund at a crucial time in the country. PM Shri Narendra Modi appreciated the people of the country for contributing wholeheartedly to PM CARES Fund.
It was discussed that PM CARES has a larger vision of effectively responding to emergency and distress situations, not only through relief assistance but also by taking mitigation measures and capacity building.
Prime Minister welcomed the Trustees for becoming an integral part of the PM CARES Fund.
The meeting was attended by trustees of the PM CARES Fund, i.e. Union Home Minister and Union Finance Minister as also, as the newly nominated trustees of the PM CARES Fund:
- Justice K.T. Thomas, Former Judge, Supreme Court,
- Shri Kariya Munda, Former Deputy Speaker,
- Shri Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons.
The Trust further decided to nominate the following eminent persons for the constitution of the Advisory Board to PM CARES Fund:
- Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- Smt. Sudha Murthy, Former Chairperson, Infosys Foundation
- Shri Anand Shah, Co-founder of Teach for India and Former CEO of Indicorps and Piramal Foundation.
Prime Minister said that the participation of new trustees and advisors will provide wider perspectives on the functioning of the PM CARES Fund. Their vast experience of public life would impart further vigour in making the fund more responsive to various public needs.
