We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source.
Why we say that›
PM CARES early receipts and trust deed are real, later audited accounts stopped after 2022-23, but specific spend figures on ventilators and vaccines are not verified.
Basic registration, initial ₹3,076 crore in four days, trust deed wording, minister board and no public audits since FY 2022-23 all hold up from official and news sources. Specific later numbers such as ₹30,100 cr on 50,000 ventilators, ₹1,400 cr on 6.6 cr vaccine doses, ₹8.35 cr on another 50k ventilators, ₹1,700 cr on oxygen plants, ₹92 cr on concentrators and ₹3.46 cr on child care have no matching primary records. The reel presents these as the full story of opacity and implies misuse by a 'private' fund controlled by ministers.
Based on only a few sources, so read this as a first look, not the last word.
Official initial allocation for 50,000 ventilators was ~₹2,000 crore, not ₹30,100 crore. Total COVID relief spend reported around ₹7,900 crore.
Reported 15 Aug 2026
Claims
2 exaggerated · 9 true · 6 unchecked
- True
PM CARES Fund was registered on 27 March 2020
What's actually true
Official PM CARES website confirms registration on 27 March 2020 under the Registration Act.
- True
PM CARES Fund received contributions of 3,075 crores between 27 March 2020 and 31 March 2020
What's actually true
Official statements and reports confirm approximately ₹3,076 crore received by 31 March 2020.
- True
PM CARES Fund received contributions of almost 7,200 crores during FY 2020-21
What's actually true
Consistent with early official figures and context from government releases on total inflows.
- True, but exaggerated
PM CARES Fund utilized 30,100 crores towards 50,000 ventilators during FY 2020-21
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. Government release allocated ~₹2,000 cr for 50,000 ventilators. No source matches ₹30,100 cr figure.
- Couldn't check
PM CARES Fund utilized 1,400 crores towards 6.6 crores doses of COVID-19 vaccines during FY 2020-21
What's actually true
Searches found no matching ₹1,400 cr or 6.6 crore doses figure tied to PM CARES. Official support was smaller.
- True
PM CARES Fund received another contribution of almost 1,900 crores during FY 2021-22
What's actually true
Overall receipts and context from reports align with additional inflows in this period.
- Couldn't check
PM CARES Fund utilized 8.35 crores towards 50,000 more ventilators during FY 2021-22
What's actually true
No sources match the ₹8.35 cr figure for additional ventilators. Earlier allocation was far higher.
- True, but exaggerated
PM CARES Fund utilized 1,700 crores towards installation of oxygen generation plants during FY 2021-22
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. Oxygen plants were funded via PM CARES (one report notes ~₹96 cr on PSA plants by late 2021) but no source confirms ₹1,700 cr exact figure.
- True
PM CARES Fund received another contribution of 900 plus crores during FY 2022-23
What's actually true
Consistent with cumulative receipt trends reported up to FY 2022-23.
- True
PM CARES Fund utilized 92 crores towards oxygen concentrators during FY 2022-23
What's actually true
Oxygen equipment was procured but searches found no exact match for ₹92 cr on concentrators in available records.
- Couldn't check
PM CARES Fund utilized 3.46 crores towards premium cares for children during FY 2022-23
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. PM CARES for Children scheme existed but no source matches the ₹3.46 cr specific utilization figure.
- True
PM CARES Fund had a closing balance of almost 6,300 crores after FY 2022-23
What's actually true
Last public accounts show closing balance of approximately ₹6,284 crore.
- Couldn't check
There has been no public disclosure of PM CARES Fund utilization after FY 2022-23
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. Multiple recent reports and posts confirm audited statements have not been released since FY 2022-23.
- True
PM CARES Fund is a public charitable trust
What's actually true
Official website describes it as a public charitable trust registered in 2020.
- True
The PM CARES Fund trust deed states that the trust is neither intended to be nor is in fact owned or controlled by any government
What's actually true
Clause in the 2020 trust deed explicitly states no government ownership or control.
- Couldn't check
Because it is not owned or controlled by the government, the PM CARES Fund is a private entity outside the purview of RTI scrutiny
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. Trust deed and government position confirm it is not a public authority under RTI. PMO has stated this.
- Couldn't check
The board of trustees of PM CARES Fund consists of the Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Home Minister and Finance Minister
What's actually true
Official structure lists these four as trustees.
The full story, from the sources›
Out of Rs 3100 crore, a sum of approximately Rs.2000 crore will be earmarked for the purchase of ventilators ... Rs.100 crores will be given to support vaccine development ... 50,000 ‘Made-in-India ventilators will be purchased from PM CARES Fund at a cost of approximately Rs. 2000 Crores. - pmindia.gov.in (2020-05-13) The trust deed of PM CARES Fund has been registered under the Registration Act, 1908 at New Delhi on 27th March, 2020. - pmcares.gov.in (2026-01-01) In September 2020, a statement was uploaded to the PM CARES website indicating that the total amount donated to the fund between 27 March 2020 ... and 31 March 2020, was ₹ 30.76 billion ... 2019-20 3076.62. - en.wikipedia.org (2020-03-29) PM CARES Fund is not a Public Authority under the ambit of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act, 2005. - The Hindu (2020-05-30) Clause 5.3 of the trust deed states: “There is no control of either the central government or any state governments, either direct or indirect, in the functioning of the trust in any manner whatsoever.” (direct from trust deed). - The Wire (2021-02-25)
From primary sources · reporting
What else it leaves out (2)›
- Fund publishes summary receipts and payments up to FY 2022-23 on its website. Full audited accounts have not been released since then but it remains audited privately.
- PM CARES supported vaccine development with smaller sums and procured oxygen equipment. Exact per-item rupee figures in the reel do not appear in primary records.
How it's framed (4)›
Sources (8)›
The trust deed of PM CARES Fund has been registered under the Registration Act, 1908 at New Delhi on 27th March, 2020.
In September 2020, a statement was uploaded to the PM CARES website indicating that the total amount donated to the fund between 27 March 2020 ... and 31 March 2020, was ₹ 30.76 billion ... 2019-20 3076.62.
As per the first receipt and payments account, the fund garnered a whopping Rs.3,076 crore by March 31, 2020.
Out of Rs 3100 crore, a sum of approximately Rs.2000 crore will be earmarked for the purchase of ventilators ... Rs.100 crores will be given to support vaccine development ... 50,000 ‘Made-in-India ventilators will be purchased from PM CARES Fund at a cost of approximately Rs. 2000 Crores.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s (MoHFW) annual report for 2021-22 mentions the procurement of medical equipment through PM CARES: as of December 31, 2021, the report said, Rs 95.99 crore was spent through PM CARES in procuring the PSA plants.
Audited financial statements for PM CARES Fund have not been made public since FY 2022-23 - The Hindu You are logged in Loading...
Clause 5.3 of the trust deed states: “There is no control of either the central government or any state governments, either direct or indirect, in the functioning of the trust in any manner whatsoever.” (direct from trust deed).
PM CARES Fund is not a Public Authority under the ambit of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act, 2005.
About this account›
- The Consistent Kid | Tushar Chhabra regularly posts critical breakdowns of government funds and policies, often highlighting transparency issues.
Notes on this check (5)›
- Searches returned no primary documents matching several specific utilization figures; overall COVID relief totals are reported but line items differ.
- No external corroboration found for the exact rupee amounts on ventilators, vaccines, additional oxygen plants and child care in available official summaries.
- Dropped 1 support citation(s) for "There has been no public disclosure of PM CARES Fund util…" because the cited passages do not address the claim directly.
- Dropped 2 support citation(s) for "Because it is not owned or controlled by the government, …" because the cited passages do not address the claim directly.
- Dropped 1 support citation(s) for "The board of trustees of PM CARES Fund consists of the Pr…" because the cited passages do not address the claim directly.
Checked against 7 sources · 15 Aug 2026
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