Have contributed $50,000 to PM CARES Fund: Cummins
By IANS |
3 Views
IPL: I m sure we can outskill RCB, says DC s Nortje. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 26 : Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) fast bowler Pat Cummins said that he is contributing $50,000 to the Prime Minister s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) specifically to purchase oxygen supplies for India s hospitals .
The news comes in the wake of reports of Australian players considering pulling out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and returning home due to the alarming increase in Covid-19 cases in India.
Cummins, however, said in a statement he posted on Twitter that he has been told that the Indian government is of the view that playing the IPL while the population is in lockdown provides few hours of joy and respite each day at an otherwise difficult time for the country .
Welcome To IANS Live - LatestNews - Have contributed $50,000 to PM CARES Fund: Cummins ianslive.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ianslive.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Backstory | A Question the Media Seldom Asks: Does the PM Care?
A fortnightly column by The Wire s public editor.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: pmindia.gov.in
Rights5 hours ago
In March last year, as the COVID-19 clouds gathered, the acronym loving political establishment came up with a new relief fund which bypassed the existing Prime Ministerâs Relief Fund that had been functioning since 1948. The new fund had a lengthy title â Prime Ministerâs Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund â which conveniently folded into the acronym âPM CARESâ. It was meant to suggest that not just any prime minister, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi specifically cares for you, me and every Indian. By implication, anything adverse that happens to us will pain the prime minister directly. You could call it part of the old compact inherent in a line that inevitably emerges in Modiâs election speeches: âevery vote you cast will reach me
COVID-19: 100 more hospitals to get own oxygen plant under PM-CARES Fund
Medical oxygen sources have been mapped for 12 high-burden states and 50,000 MT of medical oxygen would be imported to deal with the increased demand.
BusinessToday.In | April 15, 2021 | Updated 22:23 IST
162 PSA plants have already been sanctioned under PM-CARES Fund to enhance self-generation of oxygen.
Amid concerns over shortage of medical oxygen as coronavirus wreaks havoc in the country, the Centre on Thursday directed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to identify 100 more hospitals in far flung locations for sanctioning money from PM-CARES Fund for installation of their own oxygen plants.