What is Kerala CM Distress Relief Fund?

Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund is an emergency assistance scheme for granting relief to deserving families and individuals affected by natural calamities or loss of life of relatives due to accidents or for medical treatment for major diseases.

Is PM National Relief fund under RTI?

“We appreciate that the fund is a discretionary fund with the Prime Minister. But since the information is held by the PMO as the public authority, they are obliged to make it accessible to a citizen under the RTI Act.”

Is donation to PM relief fund tax exemption?

Any person can make a donation to the PM CARES Fund (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund) to contribute towards the relief work for the Coronavirus pandemic. The donations made to the fund can be claimed as a tax deduction under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

How do I withdraw money from CM Relief Fund?

Donations can be made through any UPI enabled Bank mobile app or platforms such as GooglePay, Paytm, PhonePe, MobiKwik etc., via the UPI option on the app to tncmprf@iob Donors can get the receipt immediately in the email if they do transaction through this portal, For all other types of transactions e-mail the details …

Who owns PM Relief fund?

The fund is fully collected from the public and has no budgetary allocation from the government. The fund collected is exempted from income tax to drive more people into the initiative. Chairman of the fund is the Prime Minister and he is assisted by joint secretary.

Who owns PM Relief Fund?

Who can apply for CMRF?

Eligibility: People from poor families or those who fall under BPL category.