PM CARES Relief Fund: Here is How You Can Contribute to Combat The COVID Pandemic

As India is in the midst of a nationwide lockdown in an attempt to flatten the curve of the Coronavirus spread, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the new PM's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) fund. The objective of this fund is to deal with any kind of emergency of distress situation because of Coronavirus, or COVID-19, which is classified as a global pandemic. You can contribute to this national fund too and there are many ways of doing so.

Mobile payments app PhonePe has launched the #100CrorePledge on their app, available on Android phones and the Apple iPhone. On its part, PhonePe says they will contribute Rs 10 for every Indian who donates to the PMCARES Fund via the PhonePe App using UPI. “The #100CrorePledge is an attempt to lift the mood of the country in this period of crisis. We are asking every Indian to unite together and donate, even if it's just INR 1, to the PMCARES Fund. Our mission is to get 10 Crore people to donate to this cause and create a World Record for the highest ever number of donors for a cause in history,” says Sameer Nigam, Founder & CEO, PhonePe.

Paytm, a very popular mobile payments app in India, has also been actively promoting the PM CARES Fund with #IndiaFightsCorona on social media. The company has said that they are aiming to contribute Rs 500 Crore to the PM CARES Fund. “For every contribution, or any other payment done by you on Paytm, we will contribute an extra up to Rs 10,” they say. “We at @Paytm are aiming Rs 500 crore towards PM CARES Fund. Not just when you donate on Paytm, we will add up to Rs 10 for every payment done using Paytm Wallet/UPI/PaytmBank Debit Card,” says founder and CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma.