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by throwaway384629
1136 days ago
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PM Cares Scam: During Covid, Modi created a fund with the name "PM Cares" pretending that it was a government fund by using national emblem of India in the Fund's documentation. And it is illegal for the national emblem to be used for private entities. They took money from government organizations, and their staff salaries. The government banks showed banners on their websites to asking people . On demands of an CAG Audit, they backtracked and said this is a private fund and not subjected to government oversight. Petitions filed under the Right to Information Act 2005 by the Indian Express to 32 public sector undertakings (PSUs) in India indicated that a total of ₹21050 million had been transferred to the PM CARES Fund, primarily from their corporate social responsibility budget allocations for 2019-20 and 2020–21. A petition for the same information that was made to the Prime Minister's Office was denied, with the Government of India stating that the Fund was not a public authority and did not have to account for the funds under the Right to Information Act. In December 2020, the Indian Express reported that a total of 101 public sector units had transferred ₹2,400 crore (US$300 million) from their corporate social responsibility funds, and a total of ₹155 crore (US$19 million) from staff salaries, to the PM CARES Fund. |
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Edit: A quick search got me this: https://www.pmcares.gov.in/en/web/page/about_us with the audited financial statements. Is this still a scam? Genuinely curious.