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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  Narendra Modi wants PM Relief Fund to be modelled on Gujarat scheme
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Narendra Modi wants PM Relief Fund to be modelled on Gujarat scheme

PMO says Modi has suggested several qualitative changes in the way the fund is managed

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during a meeting to review the functioning of the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: PTIPremium
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during a meeting to review the functioning of the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: PTI

New Delhi: Major changes are in the offing in the way the PM’s National Relief Fund is managed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday directed that the Gujarat model should be emulated in selection of beneficiaries, giving priority to the poor and children.

Modi reviewed the functioning of the Relief Fund (PMNRF) and suggested several qualitative changes in the way the fund is managed, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said.

Referring to the Gujarat model, Modi directed that the selection of beneficiaries should be done in a more comprehensive, scientific and humanitarian basis, giving priority to children, poor and cases from government hospitals, the statement said. Cases involving life-threatening diseases should be accorded priority and applications should be decided on need and merit, the Prime Minister added. He also directed that pendency in appeals for help should be minimized and the draw to select the cases should be conducted in a manner that does not leave out any genuine case. It was decided that a letter from the Prime Minister should be sent to all beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries whose appeals have been approved for grant of relief will be informed through an SMS alert, it said.

The PM National Relief Fund was established in 1948 with public contributions to assist displaced persons from Pakistan. The resources of the PMNRF are now utilised primarily to render immediate relief to families of those killed in natural calamities like floods, cyclones and earthquakes and to the victims of major accidents and riots.

Assistance from PMNRF is also rendered for medical treatment like heart surgeries, kidney transplantation, cancer treatment, etc. PTI

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Published: 19 Jul 2014, 09:50 PM IST
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