# PM CARES Fund yet to release audited accounts for three years 2026-08-07T16:08:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The PM CARES Fund has not made public its audited financial statements for the past three financial years, activist groups have pointed out. The fund remains outside the RTI Act, parliamentary scrutiny and audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General. In a letter to The Hindu, Tharcius S. Fernando of Chennai says anything associated with the Prime Minister, barring national security matters, should be transparent. He notes the government closely scrutinises NGOs receiving foreign contributions and cancels licences for accounting lapses. The same standards, he argues, must apply to this fund. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: accountability, CAG audit, NGO scrutiny, PM CARES Fund, RTI, transparency Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pm-cares-fund-yet-to-release-audited-accounts-for-three-years/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pm-cares-fund-yet-to-release-audited-accounts-for-three-years/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.