<p>The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its judgement on Tuesday on a plea to transfer all contributions made to PM CARES Fund to the National Disaster Response Fund for the purpose of fighting Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah would pronounce the judgement at 10.30 am on August 18.</p>.<p>The PIL filed by the NGO 'Centre for Public Interest Litigation' through advocate Prashant Bhushan sought a direction to prepare a well-thought out national plan to deal with the pandemic and transfer money received in the PM CARES fund to the National Disaster Response Fund.</p>.<p>The plea contended that the receipts of PM CARES Fund were not being audited by CAG and not being disclosed.</p>.<p>The court had on July 27 reserved its judgement.</p>.<p>On June 17, the court had issued notice to the Centre.</p>.<p>In its response, the Union government said PM CARES Fund was created during the Covid-19 pandemic with voluntary donations, which was separate from statutory funds like the NDRF.</p>.<p>The NDRF, however, was created with budgetary provisions without any private contributions, the Union Home Ministry had said.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its judgement on Tuesday on a plea to transfer all contributions made to PM CARES Fund to the National Disaster Response Fund for the purpose of fighting Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah would pronounce the judgement at 10.30 am on August 18.</p>.<p>The PIL filed by the NGO 'Centre for Public Interest Litigation' through advocate Prashant Bhushan sought a direction to prepare a well-thought out national plan to deal with the pandemic and transfer money received in the PM CARES fund to the National Disaster Response Fund.</p>.<p>The plea contended that the receipts of PM CARES Fund were not being audited by CAG and not being disclosed.</p>.<p>The court had on July 27 reserved its judgement.</p>.<p>On June 17, the court had issued notice to the Centre.</p>.<p>In its response, the Union government said PM CARES Fund was created during the Covid-19 pandemic with voluntary donations, which was separate from statutory funds like the NDRF.</p>.<p>The NDRF, however, was created with budgetary provisions without any private contributions, the Union Home Ministry had said.</p>
