PM CARES Fund (Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund)

iAbout This Scheme

Public charitable trust established in March 2020 to deal with emergency or distress situations like the COVID-19 pandemic, collecting donations from citizens and corporations to fund ventilators, vaccine research, migrant relief, and disaster response.

🎁Key Benefits

• Funded procurement of 50,000 made-in-India ventilators during COVID-19
• ₹2,000 crore to PM-Jan Arogya Yojana for COVID treatment
• Migrant welfare support during COVID lockdown
• Vaccine research and development funding
• Disaster relief across natural calamities beyond COVID
• 100% tax deduction for donors under Section 80G

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  Citizens, corporations, and trusts can donate
• 2
  Benefits flow to individuals through implemented schemes (not direct individual applications)
• 3
  No individual application — trust disburses funds through designated programmes

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions