Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing criticism for creating a new coronavirus relief fund when about US$500 million (£405.91 million) was ...
FILE PHOTO: Migrant workers rest on a railway track during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease in in Mumbai, India, April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Prashant Waydande/File PhotoNEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing criticism for creating a new coronavirus relief fund when about US$500 million was lying unspent in an older fund, even as top businesses and celebrities pledge millions of dollars in new donations.
"All corporates are utilising their CSR funds through this route which is raising concerns that other non-profits may not get funds in the year ahead." Modi has celebrated on Twitter as donations have flowed in from companies including oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries, backed by India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani.
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