New Delhi (NVI): Standing up together in the fight against COVID-19 outbreak, the IAS, IPS and IRS associations have decided to contribute their one day salary to the Prime Minister’s relief fund.
“All India Indian Revenue Service Association is thankful to the Hon’ble Prime Minister for leading from the front the unprecedented efforts aimed at containing the adverse effects of pandemic Covid-19,” read a statement by the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) association.
“We are also grateful to the Hon’ble Finance Minister for the announcement of large-scale relief efforts aimed at mitigating distress and suffering of those who live at the margins of society,” it added.
Indian Police Service (IPS) Association also contributed to the fund. “Central IPS Association @IPS_Association is making a humble contribution of Rs. 21 Lakhs to the #PMCaresFund. IPS Officers will contribute minimum one day’s salary also at their respective places of work. We are committed to deal with #covid19, whatever it takes,” the association said in a tweet.
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Association, while announcing the contribution of one day salary by its members tweeted: “@IASassociation decides to contribute Rs. 21 lakhs to the PM-CARES Fund as its initial contribution to combat COVID 19. All members to contribute at least a day’s salary also. We shall leave no stone unturned to ensure that we win this fight against #COVID19. WE SHALL OVERCOME,” the association said in a tweet.
Apart from that, the employees of the Ministry of Defence have also volunteered to contribute their one day salary to the PM-CARES fund. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved a proposal in this regard today.
“It is estimated that around Rs 500 crore will be collectively provided by the Defence Ministry to the fund from various wings, including Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence PSUs and others,” The Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
Many government organisations and PSUs in the country have contributed to the PM-CARES Fund to fight Covid-19.
At an individual level, Bollywood stars and cricket celebrities have also contributed to the fund, in a bid to help the government in making arrangements for food, medicine, ventilators, etc.
