Rajnath Singh donates 1-month salary to PM-CARES Fund for nations' fight against COVID-19

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday has decided to donate his one-month salary to PM-CARES Fund amid country's fight against COVID-19 pandemic.  With India battling the Coronavirus pandemic which has ensnared the globe in a vice-like grip, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up a charitable trust where citizens, corporates, organisations and just about anyone else can contribute funds towards the relief effort.

The fund is called the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund and is being called PM CARES Fund. The PM is the Chairman of this trust, with the Defence Minister, Finance Minister and Home Minister other members. 

Taking to Twitter, Rajnath Singh apprised about his decision, adding that everyone should contribute in this fund to strengthen India's resolve to fight against the menace of COVID-19. He further said:

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