Can President of India make donation to PM's Relief Fund?
IT seems the President of India does have access to certain funds from which he can make donations. On some RTI applications, recently the President's Secretariat refused to divulge information on the donations made by the President of India. The Delhi High Court ruled that donations were by the President from the taxpayers' money and as such taxpayers had a right to know where the money was going. The High Court had observed, "such acts of generosity and magnanimity done by the President should be placed in the public domain as they would enhance the stature of the office of the President of India. In that sense, the disclosure of the information would be in the public interest as well."
The Revenue Department spends its money on behalf of the President of India and it is very doubtful whether the President can make a contribution from the tax payers' money to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.