NEW DELHI : A rule introduced in February 2014 with effect from April that year disallows state chief ministers’ relief fund getting donations from companies’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds, said a senior government official.
A clarification by the ministry of corporate affairs on Saturday about which all funds are eligible for receiving CSR donations had kicked up a row with many people taking to social media highlighting that the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) fund was eligible for receiving CSR funds but not chief ministers’ relief fund.
The ministry had pointed out that only contributions to state disaster management authorities will qualify as eligible CSR spending and