Pm Cares

Nearly 4,000 applications approved so far for PM CARES scheme to support kids who have lost parents to COVID-19: MWCD report

The ministry also shared advisories and guidelines for supporting states/UTs regarding child care institutions, including providing vaccination for the eligible children and mental health support

PM-CARES Fund not a fund of Government of India, Centre informs Delhi HC

The submission was made in response to a petition seeking that PM-CARES Fund be declared as ‘The State’ under Article 12 of the Constitution.

COVID-19 devastated many lives, heart-wrenching to see survival of children at stake, says SC

The apex court said that satisfactory progress has been made by the Executive in identifying children who have either become orphans or have lost one of their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Children orphaned during COVID-19: Centre announces free education, Rs 10 lakh fund under PM-CARES

The PMO stated fixed deposits will be opened in the names of such children and they will receive a monthly stipend once they turn 18 and a Rs 10 lakh each when they turn 23 from PM CARES fund

COVID-19 update: Daily cases lowest in 45 days; PM announces scheme to help children orphaned by pandemic

Kerala extended shutdown in the state till 9 June but withdrew 'triple lockdown' in Malapppuram whereas Andhra Pradesh decided to extend and intensify restrictions in Tirupati and its entire Chittoor district till 15 June

COVID-19 second wave: Plea in SC seeks establishment of oxygen plants in all 738 districts with PM-CARES fund

The petitioner made the Centre, the NDMA, PM-CARES fund and all states as parties in the plea, and also demanded that underprivileged people should get oxygen for free

COVID-19 crisis: Centre to set up 551 oxygen generation plants 'as soon as possible' using PM-CARES fund

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that these plants should be made functional 'as soon as possible' and that they will 'majorly boost' oxygen availability, the PMO said

Rahul Gandhi calls COVID-19 vaccine festival 'a sham', slams Centre's handling of pandemic

India added a record over two lakh new COVID-19 infections in a day pushing the total tally of cases to 1,40,74,564, while the active cases passed the 14-lakh mark

Group of 100 ex-civil servants asks Modi to make details on PM-CARES public, calls for transparency

In an open letter to Narendra Modi, they said that for 'reasons of probity and adherence to standards of public accountability', it is necessary that the financial details of receipts and expenditures be made available

Parliament Monsoon Session: Centre, Oppn trade fire on PM CARES Fund; RS passes bill to punish attacks on health workers

In the Lok Sabha, Opposition MPs of the Congress, DMK, TMC, and others opposed the PM CARES Fund, alleging that it lacked transparency