A set of FAQs released by the ministry clarified that contributions to the PM CARES fund and ex-gratia payment to casual workers come under CSR spending.
With the Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, Mobile trinity, not just the Indian government can deliver coronavirus-related relief efficiently, but even citizens can help others.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
The amounts that can realistically be mobilised through this route are modest, possibly no more than a couple of billion dollars. Over the years, corporates have found worthwhile avenues for CSR spending, led by education and healthcare. It would be unfair to disrupt those pursuits by diverting it all to this fund. In the best traditions of transparency, all the funds received and spent through PM cares should be displayed on a website.
This has been the case since 2013 when the Companies Act was amended. Why didn’t any State Govt or you raise it earlier? This is not a recent order
The amounts that can realistically be mobilised through this route are modest, possibly no more than a couple of billion dollars. Over the years, corporates have found worthwhile avenues for CSR spending, led by education and healthcare. It would be unfair to disrupt those pursuits by diverting it all to this fund. In the best traditions of transparency, all the funds received and spent through PM cares should be displayed on a website.