Guwahati: Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has been nominated among three new trustees of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES) on Tuesday.
The three newly nominated members are former Supreme Court Judge KT Thomas, Former Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda and Ratan Tata.
The PM-CARES Board of Trustees meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by the three nominees as well as Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The Trust has also proposed three names for the creation of a PM CARES advisory board.
The three nominated members are former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Rajiv Mehrishi, Infosys Foundation former Chairperson Sudha Murthy and co-founder of Teach for India and Former CEO of Indicorps and Piramal Foundation Anand Shah.
PM Modi said that the newly nominated trustees and advisors will provide “wider perspectives to the functioning of the PM CARES Fund and their vast experience of public life would impart further vigour in making the fund more responsive to various public needs.”
The press release reads, “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 4345 children. Trustees appreciated the role played by the fund at a crucial time for the country. PM Shri Narendra Modi appreciated the people of the country for contributing wholeheartedly to PM CARES Fund.”
“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,” it added.