Ratan Tata, two others appointed as trustees of PM CARES Fund

Ratan Tata, two others appointed as trustees of PM CARES Fund

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Category : National Published on: September 23 2022

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The Centre on Wednesday appointed Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata and two others as the trustees of the PM CARES Fund.
Two other members are former Supreme Court judge KT Thomas and former Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda.
The government also decided to nominate three eminent persons for the constitution of the advisory board to the PM CARES Fund.
Among those nominated for the board are former CAG Rajiv Mehrishi, former Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murthy, and Anand Shah, former CEO of Indicorps and Piramal Foundation.
The decision was announced a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the PM CARES Fund.
PM CARES, a public charitable trust, was set up keeping in mind the need for having a dedicated fund with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation and providing relief to the affected.
The Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairman of the PM CARES Fund.

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