{
  "id": 1846736,
  "title": "PM CARES fund corpus up 18% to ₹8,452 crore despite drop in domestic donations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/pm-cares-fund-corpus-up-18-to-8-452-crore-despite-drop-in-domestic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:21:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-cares-fund-corpus-up-18-to-8-452-crore-despite-drop-in-domestic-donations-101787080869598.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Prime Minister's Cares Fund (PM CARES) saw an 18% growth in its corpus, reaching ₹8,452 crore in 2024-25, despite a decline in domestic donations. In FY 2024-25, total domestic donations (net of refunds) were approximately ₹479.05 crore, down from about ₹681.81 crore in the previous year. Foreign donations (net of refunds) were also down, at ₹0.93 crore, compared to ₹1.14 crore in FY 2023-24. The fund's income increased due to substantial interest on fixed deposits and refunds from implementing agencies, while expenditure was minimal, accounting for just 0.01% of the corpus. Transparency activist Anjali Bhardwaj questioned the fund's utilization and transparency, pointing out the large sums of money left idle and the lack of information on refunds.",
  "summary": "The fund’s corpus grew mainly through interest income and refunds, while domestic and foreign donations fell and expenditure remained minimal",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "PM CARES Fund sees drop in donations, spending",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/pm-cares-fund-sees-drop-in-donations-spending",
        "published": "2026-08-18T23:50:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}