Government has decided to wind up 115-year-old natural Indian People's Natural Calamity Trust (IPNCT) and transfer the balance corpus fund of Rs 91 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. The Indian People's Natural Calamity Trust (IPNCT) was created by former Ruler of Jaipur in 1900 with an objective to provide relief to the people during famine.<br/><br/>The Trust is being administered under the chairmanship of Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh with 27 nominated members and two officers. The Agriculture Ministry said in a release that since its last meeting held in August 1995, the Trust has no significant activity except giving donations through PM Relief Fund in case of natural disasters.
News On AIR | September 3, 2015 9:12 PM
Govt to wind up 115-yr old natural calamity trust IPNCT