Author: Dialogue India

Prime Minister National Relief Fund (PMNRF) was constituted by first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the year 1948 when Congress was the only dominating political party PMNRF therefore had Congress President as a permanent member of six-member committee. But with subsequent change in political system, BJP has replaced Congress as strong ruling party not only at the centre but in many states also. It becomes a practical necessity that constitution of PMNRF committee may be suitably revised so that Congress President may be replaced by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. PMNRF has also one of its committee-members as Deputy Prime Minister, a post not necessarily being always existing. Therefore PMNRF constitution should be to have a Union Minister nominated by PMNRF Chairperson who ...