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Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF)

March 30 , 2020 1460 days 1093 0
  • It was raised by the then PM Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • The PM is the chairman of the fund.
  • It has not been constituted by the Parliament.
  • It is exempted under Income Tax Act.
  • The PMNRF is used to support people affected by natural and man-made disasters.
  • This includes acid attacks, accidents and riots. 
  • It is also allotted to people for kidney transplantation treatments, heat, surgeries, etc.
  • It accepts only voluntary donations by individuals and institutions.
  • Contributions flowing out of budgetary sources of Government or from the balance sheets of the public sector undertakings are not accepted.

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