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I/III. http://www.moneylife.in/article/the-mystery-of-rs100-crore-donation-by-army-to-pm-relief-fund/41766.html The mystery of Rs100 crore donation by Army to PM Relief Fund MONEYLIFE DIGITAL TEAM | 14/05/2015 07:09 PM | [Photo of the cheque] PM Modi was seen as receiving Rs100 crore from Army as donation towards PM's Relief Fund. However, a reply received from Army HQ under RTI says no such money was donated 15 January 2015: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (was seen in a photo published by Press Information Bureau -PIB) received a cheque of Rs100 crore from Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Army Chief General Dalbir Singh towards Prime Minister's Relief Fund on the 67th Army Day. Interestingly, the photograph when enlarged by us shows that it was a mock cheque handed over by the Army Chief. It has no amount mentioned. Instead, it says, "One day's pay of all ranks of Indian Army". So what happened to the donation? Was the money donated? Was it collected from Army officers and soldiers and handed over to the PM Relief Fund? 20 March 2015: A reply received Right to Information (RTI) Act says the Army has yet to donate Rs100 crore toward the PM Relief Fund! According to a PIB release on 15 January 2015, the Indian Army donated Rs100 crore and the amount was raised by officers and soldiers donating a day's salary each. The cheque of Rs100 crore was handed over to PM Modi by General Dalbir Singh at the traditional 'At Home' at Army House on the 67th Army Day. Dehradun-based Prabhu Dandriyal filed an RTI seeking details about the Rs100 crore donation given by the Army to PM Relief Fund. On 20 March 2015, he received a reply from the RTI Cell of the Army. The reply sent by Lt Col Rajiv Guleria for Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Indian Army says, "It has been intimated by concerned agency that no amount on account of contributions from salary of any Army personnel has yet been donated to the Prime Minister Relief Fund. The matter is under consideration." [Facsimile of the original RTI reply] Therefore, the question remains as to whether the PM Relief Fund received Rs100 crore donation by Army or no. There could be three possible scenarios. One, the donation was given, but someone may have forgotten to collect/deposit the actual cheque. Second, the PIO from Army not have received correct information and hence gave incorrect information. Three, the PIO may have given wrong or misleading information. According to Shailesh Gandhi, former Central Information Commissioner and RTI activist, it is impossible for the PIO to provide misleading or wrong information. "However, the PIO may not have realised the impact of this information," he said. II/III. http://www.braveheartsindia.com/100-crore-prime-ministers-relief-fund-indian-army/ 100 Crore to Prime Minister's Relief Fund from Indian Army Indian Army News, Brave Hearts : The World's Second largest armed force "Indian Army" donated Rs. 100 Crore to Prime Minister's Relief Fund. Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on behalf of the 1.3 million strong Indian Army on Thursday donated a cheque of over `100 crore to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund after forgoing their one-day salary at the traditional 'At Home' at the Army House on the occasion Army Day. However, the prime minister was not even aware of it. Indian army Indian army donates 100 crore to PM Relief Fund The Prime Minister congratulated the Army Chief and exhorted the force to encourage the development of in house solutions for day-to-day and specific issues related to the Army. Modi gave personally signed merit certificates and cash incentives to eight Army innovators. He said that such initiatives are in tune with and give a fillip to the 'Make in India' effort of the government. The Prime Minister also interacted with the 'Veer Naris' and award winners. On the occasion of Army Day, an impressive parade was also organised at Army Parade Ground, Delhi Cantonment, where Army contingents including eight Mechanised and nine marching contingents participated. For the first time in the history of Army, a women officer contingent took part in the Parade showcasing 'Nari Shakti' III. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-no-contribution-from-salary-of-its-personnel-donated-to-pm-relief-fund-army-2085788 No contribution from salary of its personnel donated to PM Relief Fund: Army Thursday, 14 May 2015 - 4:35pm IST | Agency: PTI "It has been intimated by concerned agency that no amount on account of contributions from salary of any Army personnel has yet been donated to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. "The matter is under consideration," army CPIO Lt Col Rajiv Guleria said. Statement comes four months after Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag had handed over a cheque of Rs 100 crore to the fund. In a curious case, the army has said no contribution from the salary of any of its personnel has been donated to Prime Minister's Relief Fund, a statement that comes four months after Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag had handed over a cheque of Rs 100 crore to the fund. "It has been intimated by concerned agency that no amount on account of contributions from salary of any Army personnel has yet been donated to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. "The matter is under consideration," army CPIO Lt Col Rajiv Guleria said in an RTI response to Dehradun-based Prabhu Dandriyal. The photographs of the 67th army day event are posted on the web site of Prime Minister's Office showing cheque titled "one day's pay of all ranks of Indian Army" being handed over to Modi by Suhag in the presence of Defence Minister Mahohar Parrikar. Dandriyal has now sent his RTI petition to the Prime Minister's Office seeking to know what happened to the Rs 100 crore cheque which is said to have been donated by the army chief to the Prime Minister. "When by March 20 no amount of contribution was taken from the salaries, then how did the army chief submit the fund of Rs 100 crore to PM relief fund. This is why I have sought clarification from the PMO by filing another RTI," Dandriyal told PTI. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
