- The Trustees of the PM CARES Fund, i.e. Home Minister and Finance Minister of India attended the meeting, along with the newly nominated trustees of the PM CARES Fund:
- Justice K.T. Thomas, Former Judge, Supreme Court
- Kariya Munda, Former Deputy Speaker
- Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons
- Following personalities were nominated by the Trust for constitution of the Advisory Board to PM CARES Fund:
- Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- Sudha Murthy, Former Chairperson, Infosys Foundation
- Anand Shah, Co-founder of Teach for India and Former CEO of Indicorps and Piramal Foundation.
- Various initiatives undertaken under the PM CARES Fund, including the PM, CARES for Children scheme were presented at the meeting.
- At the event, PM Modi said that the PM CARES will assist in responding to emergency situations, through relief assistance, mitigation measures, and capacity building.
- The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) was created in 2020 with the objective to create a fund for combating COVID-19 and similar pandemic outbreaks in the future.
Question:
Q.1 Which of the following is NOT a trustee of PM CARES Fund?a. KT Thomas
b. Kariya Munda
c. Ratan Tata
d. Gautam Adani
