The PMO said the monetary assistance to the next of kin of the deceased and injured will be provided from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF)

\"Till today you didn't bother to ask it to be registered, I don't understand why. You should have actually asked. .. No, not one voice in that party. It took 23 MPs to write a letter now after 50 years . Like charity, transparency should start from home,\" Sitharaman asks Congress

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While disposing of the petition, SC says there's no need for fresh national disaster relief plan as funds collected by PM CARES Fund are entirely different and come under ambit of charitable trusts

Chidambaram gave this statement after BJP President JP Nadda had made claims against the RGF. Chidambaram accused the BJP president of speaking 'half-truths' and asked him to 'come to terms with reality' and not live in the past

Despite all the brouhaha around PM CARES Fund, it is states that are at the forefront of funding disaster relief and rehabilitation

Getting the basics right holds the key. This would involve first acknowledging that a large population has lost incomes, savings and jobs and second, consumption drives the economic growth which had already been weakened even before the pandemic hit

AIIMS RDA last week wrote to its hospital administration, demandingdonations to PM-CARES Fund be made a voluntary exercise or opt-in but demand was rejected

CPI(M) Polit Bureau also said that on the trust set up for the new fund, the Prime Minister and three other ministers were trustees, without any opposition party or civil society leaders as members

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The justification coming from the government sources is that while PMNRF is for all kinds of natural disasters, PM CARES fund is specially meant for COVID-19 similar pandemic situations

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The Railway Board was suggested that one day's basic pay should be deducted from all willing railway servants, except those who give a specific declaration either for non-deduction or deduction for an amount less than one day's basic pay

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Delhi CM also announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the family of the deceased; the government has also ordered a probe into the fire incident and sought a detailed report within seven days

It was clearly written on the packet the money is meant for the Prime Minister National Relief Fund, Delhi government sources said.

The Prime Minister's Office says members of Lok Sabha have also decided to donate one month's salary for earthquake assistance.