Indians Donate the money to help Indians, But Hey! Indians don't ask where we spend or its operation.
The Prime Minister’s Office on Friday refused to disclose details on the creation and operation of PM Cares, telling a Right to Information applicant that the fund is “not a public authority” under the ambit of the RTI Act, 2005.
Mr Kandukuri, Who is also a law student at the Azim Premji University in Bengaluru said “When we already have the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF), having another fund did not make sense to me. I was curious about the composition and objectives of the Trust. I wanted to read the trust deed”
When he did not receive any response within a month, he appealed. Finally, he received a response from the PMO’s information officer dated May 29.
“The PM CARES Fund is not a public authority under the ambit of section 2(h) of the RTI Act, 2005,” the PMO said in response to the RTI application. “However, relevant information in respect of the fund may be seen on the website pmcares.gov.in.” According to Live Law, no such information is available on the official website.
Under the RTI Act, a public authority is an organisation established (a) under or by the Constitution (b) by any other law made by the parliament or (c) by a notification or order issued by the government. The definition also covers organisations financed substantially by the government and non-governmental organisations.
