CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Extending help to lawyers suffering from Covid-19, Bar Council of Delhi has given over Rs 3.59 crore as financial aid in the last month.

Detailed explanation-2: -PMNRF focuses on all kinds of natural disasters and calamities like Cyclones, Earthquakes, Floods, Tsunamis etc. The PMNRF funds are also utilised for acid attack victims, cancer treatments, kidney transplants etc. PM CARES fund is exclusively used for COVID-19 purposes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Consequently, the PM CARES Fund has faced criticism for the lack of transparency and accountability in relation to its establishment, functioning, and accounts. Substantial litigation regarding this is ongoing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Prime Minister, as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the PM CARES Fund, has nominated following three trustees to the Board: Shri Justice K.T. Thomas (Retd.) Shri Kariya Munda.

Detailed explanation-5: -The PM CARES Fund is not a Government of India fund and the amount collected by it does not go to the Consolidated Fund of India, the Delhi High Court has been informed.