As per audit report , PM Care Fund Collected Over 3076 Crores In Just 5 Days . The audit statement has been uploaded on the PM-CARES fund website but the “accompanying notes 1 to 6” in the statement have not been made public. Which means, details of the domestic and foreign contributors or donors have also not been disclosed by the government.
India’s Former Finance Minister Chidambaram questioned in tweets why the names of “these generous donors” were not revealed. “Why? Every other NGO or Trust is obliged to reveal the names of donors contributing more than a threshold amount. Why is the PM CARES FUND exempt from this obligation,” he asked.
The senior Congress leader also tweeted: “The donee is known. The trustees of the donee are known. Why are the trustees afraid to reveal the names of the donors?”
In June, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) rejected an RTI application filled by many news channels seeking details of the PM-CARES Fund, including the trust deed. They stated that the “Fund is not a public authority under RTI Act”.