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Indians actually donated a lot of money from their salaries specially PSU sector workers but somehow the donated money is now a private fund. For anyone intere

Indians actually donated a lot of money from their salaries specially PSU sector workers but somehow the donated money is now a private fund. For anyone interested read "PM cares fund"

throw93 6y ago
Quite an interesting read on Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PM_CARES_Fund https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PM_CARES_Fund 1. According to article some government organizations deducted percentage of salary towards this fund by default. After some protests this default was reversed. 2. This fund is exempt from audit because it’s not a “public fund”. Can someone throw some light on what this actually means? I’m referencing “Accountability and transparency” part of the article. 3. Part of this fund was used to buy ventilators manufactured by a local(Indian) company. Some hospitals returned these ventilators because of quality issues. Source - https://m.huffingtonpost.in/entry/agva-ventilators-pmcares-covid-19-order_in_5ef1ea38c5b6001a27157ccd https://m.huffingtonpost.in/entry/agva-ventilators-pmcares-c...
- econcon 6y ago
  >. According to article some government organizations deducted percentage of salary towards this fund by default. After some protests this default was reversed. As we speak, the banner for PM Care fund can still be seen on the bank login page of Public Banks.
ffpip 6y ago
Still cannot believe Modi got away with it. Glad I could help some people directly, instead of donating to the fund.
- vinni2 6y ago
  I feel disgusted that I donated to that fund and encouraged family and friends to do so also!
- puranjay 6y ago
  Democracies only thrive when there is strong opposition. Modi will keep getting away as long as the opposition is non-existent.
  - raghava 6y ago
    The Opposition at all levels is just crushed to suit the populist narrative. In a world powered by fake news, the populist and majoritarian belief and narrative becomes the truth, and this drives the nation and society further towards right-wing mindset, and any opposition/contrarian views just keep diminishing - out of fear, delegitimacy and ignorance as they now form just a real minute segment of the whole.
  - econcon 6y ago
    Judiciary has been captured by the part in power. Opposition can't do much other than being harassed by center agencies like CBI, tax departments and others.
srean 6y ago
BJP party is currently rolling cash and frequently tries to buy out governments even if they do not win the elections. Success varies. What I am curious about is how much do they donate for causes like help during natural disasters, covid epidemic and things like that. They might well be doing that, but I dont know where to look for these numbers. They are of course not obligated to donate, but given how they are the first to question the patriotism of others, I am curious about how do they roll with their own cash. Related to money laundering infrastructure there is this too [Demonetization in India: Superfluous discovery and money laundering] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11138-019-00465-w https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11138-019-00465...

Indians actually donated a lot of money from their salaries specially PSU sector workers but somehow the donated money is now a private fund. For anyone interested read "PM cares fund"

throw93 6y ago

Quite an interesting read on Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PM_CARES_Fund https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PM_CARES_Fund 1. According to article some government organizations deducted percentage of salary towards this fund by default. After some protests this default was reversed. 2. This fund is exempt from audit because it’s not a “public fund”. Can someone throw some light on what this actually means? I’m referencing “Accountability and transparency” part of the article. 3. Part of this fund was used to buy ventilators manufactured by a local(Indian) company. Some hospitals returned these ventilators because of quality issues. Source - https://m.huffingtonpost.in/entry/agva-ventilators-pmcares-covid-19-order_in_5ef1ea38c5b6001a27157ccd https://m.huffingtonpost.in/entry/agva-ventilators-pmcares-c...

econcon 6y ago
>. According to article some government organizations deducted percentage of salary towards this fund by default. After some protests this default was reversed. As we speak, the banner for PM Care fund can still be seen on the bank login page of Public Banks.

ffpip 6y ago

Still cannot believe Modi got away with it. Glad I could help some people directly, instead of donating to the fund.

vinni2 6y ago
I feel disgusted that I donated to that fund and encouraged family and friends to do so also!
puranjay 6y ago
Democracies only thrive when there is strong opposition. Modi will keep getting away as long as the opposition is non-existent.
- raghava 6y ago
  The Opposition at all levels is just crushed to suit the populist narrative. In a world powered by fake news, the populist and majoritarian belief and narrative becomes the truth, and this drives the nation and society further towards right-wing mindset, and any opposition/contrarian views just keep diminishing - out of fear, delegitimacy and ignorance as they now form just a real minute segment of the whole.
- econcon 6y ago
  Judiciary has been captured by the part in power. Opposition can't do much other than being harassed by center agencies like CBI, tax departments and others.

srean 6y ago

BJP party is currently rolling cash and frequently tries to buy out governments even if they do not win the elections. Success varies. What I am curious about is how much do they donate for causes like help during natural disasters, covid epidemic and things like that. They might well be doing that, but I dont know where to look for these numbers. They are of course not obligated to donate, but given how they are the first to question the patriotism of others, I am curious about how do they roll with their own cash. Related to money laundering infrastructure there is this too [Demonetization in India: Superfluous discovery and money laundering] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11138-019-00465-w https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11138-019-00465...