{"id":13739,"date":"2026-08-18T12:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13739"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:48:51","slug":"pm-cares-hardly-congress-jabs-govt-for-utilising-only-0-01-of-relief-fund-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13739","title":{"rendered":"\u2018PM CARES? Hardly\u2019: Congress jabs govt for utilising only 0.01% of relief fund | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133322262,imgsize-114744,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/133322262.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018PM CARES? Hardly\u2019: Congress jabs govt for utilising only 0.01% of relief fund\" title=\"\u2018PM CARES? Hardly,\u2019 Pawan Khera wrote on X.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"\u2018PM CARES? Hardly,\u2019 Pawan Khera wrote on X.\">\u2018PM CARES? Hardly,\u2019 Pawan Khera wrote on X.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> party on Tuesday criticised the government for utilising only 0.01% of the PM CARES Fund, which was created in 2020 to facilitate relief measures during the Covid-19 pandemic.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Calling out the government for using &#8220;only 0.01% of the Rs 8,452 crore&#8221; in the fund, Rajya Sabha member Pawan Khera denounced the Prime Minister for not disbursing more funds despite the need for relief amid natural calamities across the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;Onily 0.01% of the \u20b98,452 crore available has been utilised \u2014 even as natural calamities devastate communities across the country and thousands need relief and rehabilitation. <!-- -->Rs 8,452 crore sitting idle while people suffer. PM CARES? Hardly,&#8221; the Congress leader posted on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pawan Khera X\" msid=\"133322557\" width=\"\" title=\"Pawan Khera criticised the government on X over PM CARES fund.\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-133322557\/pawan-khera-x.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pawan Khera criticised the government on X over PM CARES fund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Domestic donations to the PM CARES Fund fell by 30 per cent to nearly Rs 479 crore in the financial year 2024-25, while foreign donations declined by 18 per cent to Rs 92.8 lakh, according to the fund&#8217;s latest audit report.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The total balance in the PM CARES Fund stood at Rs 8,452 crore as on March 31, 2025, compared with Rs 7,173 crore a year earlier.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Of the total balance, Rs 7,846 crore was held in fixed deposits, while Rs 605 crore was kept in savings bank accounts, the report said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Domestic donations stood at Rs 681.8 crore in 2023-24, while foreign contributions during the year totalled Rs 1.13 crore.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The fund spent Rs 87.8 lakh under the PM CARES for Children Scheme during 2024-25, compared with Rs 15.37 crore in the previous year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Overall payments made by the fund during 2024-25 stood at Rs 87.85 lakh, down from Rs 15.6 crore in the previous financial year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>An analysis of the audited statements available on the Prime Minister\u2019s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund website shows that voluntary domestic contributions were at their highest at Rs 7,184 crore in 2020-21. They fell to Rs 1,896 crore in 2021-22 and declined further to Rs 909 crore in 2022-23.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Foreign contributions have also fallen substantially over the years. They stood at Rs 495 crore in 2020-21 before declining to Rs 40 crore in 2021-22 and Rs 2.57 crore in 2022-23.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Foreign contributions in 2024-25 stood at Rs 92.8 lakh, the second-lowest level recorded after Rs 39.7 lakh in 2019-20.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/pm-cares-hardly-congress-jabs-govt-for-utilising-only-0-01-of-relief-fund\/articleshow\/133322262.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018PM CARES? Hardly,\u2019 Pawan Khera wrote on X. 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