New Delhi: The PMO has refused to give information about the PM Cares Fund, saying that it is not a ‘public authority’. Explain that this information was sought under the RTI Act, 2005. This RTI was filed on April 1 by Harsh Kandukuri. In which information was sought regarding the formation and operation of ‘PM Cares Fund’.
Under the RTI, information related to trust deeds of PM Cares Fund, copy of all government orders, notifications and circulars were also sought. On 29 May, the Public Information Officer of the PMO dismissed Harsh’s RTI saying that “PM Cares Fund is not a public authority”. However information about PM Cares Fund can be obtained from his website. ”
According to the report of Live Law, no information about trust deed, government order, notifications etc. has been given on the website of PM Cares Fund. On the other hand, Harsh, who filed an RTI, says that “the lack of public authority of the PM Cares Fund shows that it is not being controlled by the government.” In such a situation, who is controlling it? From the name, formation of trust, etc., it seems that it is a public authority. In such a situation there is a clear lack of transparency here. ”
Harsh said that “We should also be concerned about how the fund is being used. No information has been given about who is taking decisions about it. In such a situation, the question arises as to how it will be ensured that the fund is not being misused. A trust being run by 4 cabinet ministers and officials in their office, not getting public authority status is a big blow to transparency. ”
Explain that in the public authority, those institutions or bodies are formed, which are formed by the government itself or they are constituted by the constitution or the law of Parliament or by any law of the assembly.
