NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): On Monday the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Employees decided to donate their one day’s salary to PM’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM-CARES) in April.
The Delhi Metro and a number of other firms are taking the action to resist the deadly coronavirus that has affected above 1,100 people in the country.
Where the metro services are now closed because of the nationwide twenty-one-day lockdown in terms of the disease internal operational maintenance actions remain functional and security of the system is being taken care of by the CISF.
According to a result, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Managing Director Mangu Singh also urged the employees to take careful measures as prescribed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to control the COVID-19 outbreak.
PM Shri Narendra Modi has requested citizens to contribute generously to the PM’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations fund also called as PM-CARES fund. PM-CARES reserve is a dedicated national fund with the primary objective of dealing with any emergency or disaster situation like sat through the COVID-19 pandemic. PM Modi is the Chairman of this trust, and its Members include Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
In this article, we provide you details of where and how you can make donations to the PM-CARES fund.
Many organisations and personalities like Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, Railways, CBSE and many more have come up to extend financial aid to the government.
People who want to donate funds and help the government in fighting against the coronavirus in India can visit the official website pmindia.gov.in and contribute.
They can opt for several payment choices like debit cards and credit cards, internet banking, UPI (BHIM, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Google Pay, Paytm, Mobiwik, etc) and RTGS/NEFT. They are also advised to donate only through a reliable source.
Here is how you can donate through the government’s official website:
1. Visit the official website — pmindia.gov.in
2. Click on the link ‘CLICK HERE FOR DONATION DETAILS’
3. Scan the QR code popped on the screen through BHIM and UPI app on your mobile phone.
4. Enter the donation amount on your phone.
Following modes of payments are available on the website pmindia.gov.in –
Debit Cards and Credit Cards
Internet Banking
UPI (BHIM, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Google Pay, PayTM, Mobikwik, etc.)
RTGS/NEFT
Here are the PM-CARES account details:
Name of the account: PM CARES
Account Number: 2121PM20202
IFSC Code: SBIN0000691
SWIFT Code: SBININBB104
Name of the bank and branch: State Bank of India New Delhi Main Branch
UPI ID: pmcares@sbi
IMPORTANT: Donations to this fund will be exempted from income tax under section 80(G).
