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Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF)
March 30 , 2020
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- 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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