K T Thomas, a former Supreme Court judge and former deputy Lok Sabha speaker Kariya Munda were also nominated as trustees of the PM CARES Fund.
New Delhi: Big names, such as industrialist and TATA Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata, K T Thomas, a former Supreme Court judge, and former deputy Lok Sabha speaker Kariya Munda were nominated as trustees of the PM CARES Fund on Tuesday.
The Trust further decided to nominate other eminent persons for the constitution of the advisory board to PM CARES Fund. They included Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Sudha Murthy, Former Chairperson, Infosys Foundation and Anand Shah, co-founder of Teach for India and Former CEO of Indicorps and Piramal Foundation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the PM CARES Fund on Tuesday and said, “Participation of new trustees and advisors will provide wider perspectives to the functioning of the PM CARES Fund. Their vast experience of public life would impart further vigour in making the fund more responsive to various public needs.”
During the meeting, a presentation was made on the various initiatives undertaken with the help of PM CARES Fund, including the PM CARES for Children scheme which is supporting 4,345 children. The trustees appreciated the role played by the fund at a crucial time for the country. Modi appreciated the people of the country for contributing wholeheartedly to PM CARES Fund.
In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said, “It was discussed that PM CARES has a larger vision on effectively responding to emergency and distress situations, not only through relief assistance, but also taking mitigation measures and capacity building.”
The meeting was attended by PM CARES Fund trustees Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The newly-nominated trustees also attended the meeting.
