MCA includes PM Cares Fund in Schedule VII of Companies Act



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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has officially amended Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, to include the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund). This amendment means that donations to the PM CARES Fund are now recognised under the same category as the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for corporate social responsibility purposes. The notification is deemed to have come into force from 28th March 2020.

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th May, 2020 G.S.R. 313(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 467 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment to Schedule VII of the said Act, namely: In Schedule VII, item (viii), after the words Prime Ministers National Relief Fund, the words or Prime Ministers Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES
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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has added the PM CARES Fund to Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013.

Schedule VII of the Companies Act outlines eligible activities for corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending.

It means that contributions to the PM CARES Fund are now officially recognised under the Companies Act for CSR purposes, alongside the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.

This amendment is deemed to have come into force on 28th March 2020.

The funds mentioned are the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund).




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