PM CARES Fund Reports Rs 8452 Crore Balance as Spending Remains Minimal in FY 2024-25



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The PM CARES Fund concluded the financial year 2024-25 with a substantial balance of approximately Rs 8,452 crore. Despite receiving over Rs 1,200 crore in donations, foreign contributions, and interest, the fund's expenditure for the year was remarkably low, standing at only about Rs 87.85 lakh. These figures have sparked public discussion regarding the fund's transparency, audit processes, and the utilisation of its significant corpus.

The PM CARES Fund ended the financial year 2024-25 with a balance of around Rs 8,452 crore, according to audited financial statements made available on the fund's website. The figures have renewed public interest in the fund's receipts, expenditure, audit process and transparency framework. Set up in March 2020 to support emergency relief and response measures, the PM CARES Fund receives voluntary contributions from individuals, organisations and other sources. During FY 2024-25, the fund recor
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The PM CARES Fund ended the financial year 2024-25 with a balance of approximately Rs 8,452 crore.

During FY 2024-25, the fund received over Rs 1,200 crore through domestic donations, foreign contributions, interest earned, and refunds.

The reported expenditure for FY 2024-25 was very low, amounting to only about Rs 87.85 lakh.

The low expenditure, despite a large corpus and significant receipts, has prompted questions from journalists, tax professionals, and transparency activists about the fund's utilisation and accountability.

Concerns have been raised about the delay in the public release of audited statements (approximately 1.5 years after the financial year-end) and the limited detail available on certain transactions, donor identities, and fund utilisation.

The PM CARES Fund maintains it is not a 'public authority' under the RTI Act, a stance that transparency advocates continue to question, sparking debate on public access to information regarding privately contributed public-purpose funds.




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