Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the DAV family for contributing to Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES fund), a public charitable trust that has been set up recently for dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide relief to those affected.
“Be it education or community service, the DAV family has always had a positive impact on the lives of several people. As India is in the midst of battling COVID-19, the DAV family contributing to PM-CARES is an appreciable gesture,” the PM has tweeted
The DAV College Managing Committee donated Rs 5 crore to the PM-CARES Fund. “This includes a one-day salary of our staff. Our institutions in some states have provided their premises for making arrangements for self-quarantine of people who have migrated from cities to their native places.” it quotes Punam Suri, president of the committee saying.
The DAV College Managing Committee manages over 900 educational institutions in the country.