PM chairs meeting of Board of Trustees of PM CARES Fund
PM lauds 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 taking
mitigation measures and capacity building
Justice KT Thomas, former Judge, Supreme Court, Karia Munda, former Deputy
Speaker and Ratan Tata join as Trustees of the PM CARES Fund
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the PM
CARES Fund yesterday.
A presentation was made on the various initiatives
undertaken with the help of 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 for the country. PM 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 on
effectively responding to emergency and distress situations, not only through
relief assistance, but also 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, the newly nominated trustees of the PM
CARES Fund:
·
Justice KT Thomas, Former Judge, Supreme
Court,
·
Kariya Munda, Former Deputy Speaker,
·
Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons.
The Trust further decided to nominate following eminent
persons for constitution of Advisory Board to PM CARES Fund:
·
Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Comptroller and Auditor
General of India
·
Sudha Murthy, Former Chairperson, Infosys
Foundation
·
Anand Shah, Co-founder of Teach for India and
Former CEO of Indicorps and Piramal Foundation.
Prime Minister said that participation of new Trustees
and Advisors will provide wider perspectives to 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.