PM Cares Fund not govt fund, functions with transparency: Centre to Delhi HC

The Centre submitted an affidavit in the Delhi High Court saying that the PM Cares Fund is not a Government of India fund and that the amount collected by it does not go to the Consolidated Fund of India.

The PM Cares Fund is not a Government of India fund, the Centre told the Delhi High Court in an affidavit, adding that the amount collected by it does not go to the Consolidated Fund of India.

The affidavit said the trust functions with transparency. It said that all donations received by the trust are received via online payments, cheques or Demand Drafts and the amount received is audited with the audited report and the expenditure of trust fund displayed on the website.