"What other states can learn from Karnataka is that giving subsidies is not enough. The state governments need to engage with the industry to understand the ground-level issues and resolve them."
Lack of Transparency in PM-CARES Fund Disturbing : Ex Civil Servants to Narendra Modi It is necessary that, for reasons of probity and adherence to standards of public accountability, the financial details of receipts and expenditures be made available in order to avoid doubts of wrongdoing.
People watch the live telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the COVID -19 vaccination drive in Varanasi, January 16, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi:Â A group of 100 former civil servants have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, criticising the lack of transparency associated with the PM-CARES Fund. The Central government refusing to divulge information about the Fund under the Right to Information Act, by claiming it is not a public authority, was the immediate trigger for the letter.
Updated Jan 17, 2021 | 08:33 IST
The retired bureaucrats said it is necessary that, for reasons of probity and adherence to standards of public accountability, the financial details of receipts and expenditures be made available. PM Modi | Photo Credit: People
Key Highlights
It is essential that the position and stature of the Prime Minister is kept intact, said PM Modi
The signatories of the letter include former IAS officers Anita Agnihotri, SP Ambrose, Sharad Behar
PM-CARES Fund was set up by the Centre in March last year
New Delhi: In an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a group of 100 former civil servants has flagged questions over transparency in the PM-CARES Fund and demanding that its financial details be made public.
100 ex-civil servants write to PM over transparency in PM-CARES fund
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Published: Sunday, January 17, 2021, 14:17 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 17: A group of as many as 100 former civil servants wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, raising questions regarding the transparency in PM-CARES fund. It s essential that the position and stature of the Prime Minister is kept intact by ensuring total transparency in all dealings [he] is associated with, the group wrote in the letter.
The letter has been signed by 100 former civil servants including former IAS officers Anita Agnihotri, S P Ambrose, Sharad Behar, Sajjad Hassan, Harsh Mander, P Joy Oommen, Aruna Roy, former diplomats Madhu Bhaduri, K P Fabian, Deb Mukharji, Sujatha Singh, and former IPS officers A S Dulat, P G J Nampoothiri, and Julio Ribeiro among others.