COVID FightBack: RIL announces ₹500 cr to PM CARES Fund

31 Mar '20

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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced a donation of ₹500 crore to PM CARES Fund in response to the call given by the Prime Minister to support the nation’s fight against the Coronavirus onslaught. The company has also provided contributions of ₹5 crore each to the governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat to support their fights against Covid-19.

This contribution is in addition to the company's multi-pronged on-the-ground effort to do its bit to ensure the nation remains prepared, fed, supplied, safe, connected and motivated to fight and win against the unprecedented challenges brought upon by the Coronavirus pandemic.

RIL has already deployed the strengths of the Reliance Family on the action plan against COVID-19. RIL and Reliance Foundation is leading with a significant effort that encompasses several initiatives, including India’s first 100 bed exclusive Covid-19 hospital geared up in just two weeks to handle Covid-19 patients; Fifty lakh free meals in the next 10 days across the nation and scaling up rapidly to more meals and newer areas; One lakh masks daily for health-workers and caregivers; Thousands of PPEs daily for health-workers and caregivers; Free fuel across the country to notified emergency response vehicles; and Reliance Retail providing essential supplies daily for millions of Indians via stores and home deliveries.

“We are confident that India will conquer the coronavirus crisis sooner rather than later. The entire Reliance Industries Limited team is with the nation in this hour of crisis and will do everything to win this battle against Covid-19,” said RIL chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani.

“As the nation comes together to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, all of us at Reliance Foundation stand in solidarity with our countrymen and women, especially those on the frontlines to whom we pledge our full support. Our doctors and staff have helped set up India’s first Covid-19 hospital and are committed to supporting the government in exhaustive screening, testing, prevention, and treatment of Covid-19,” said Reliance Foundation founder chairperson Nita Ambani.

“The need of the hour is also for us to support our marginalised and daily wage communities. Through our meal distribution programme, we aim to feed lakhs of people daily across the country,” she added.

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