In pursuance of an appeal by the then Prime Minister, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in January, 1948, the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) was established with public contributions to assist displaced persons from Pakistan. The resources of the PMNRF are now utilized primarily to render immediate relief to families of those killed in natural calamities like floods, cyclones and earthquakes, etc. and to the victims of the major accidents and riots. Assistance from PMNRF is also rendered, to partially defray the expenses for medical treatment like heart surgeries, kidney transplantation, cancer treatment and acid attack etc. The fund consists entirely of public contributions and does not get any budgetary support. The corpus of the fund is invested in various forms with scheduled commercial banks and other agencies. Disbursements are made with the approval of the Prime Minister. PMNRF has not been constituted by the Parliament. The fund is recognized as a Trust under the Income Tax Act and the same is managed by Prime Minister or multiple delegates for national causes. PMNRF operates from the Prime Minister’s Office, South Block, New Delhi-110011 and does not pays any license fee. PMNRF is exempt under Income Tax Act, 1961 under Section 10 and 139 for return purposes. Contributions towards PMNRF are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income under section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Prime Minister is the Chairman of PMNRF and is assisted by Officers/ Staff on honorary basis.

PMNRF accepts only voluntary donations by individuals and institutions.

Contributions flowing out of budgetary sources of Government or from the balance sheets of the public sector undertakings are not accepted. Conditional contributions, where the donor specifically mentions that the amount is meant for a particular purpose, are not accepted in the Fund.

In case the donor deposits donations directly in any of the PMNRF collection banks, they are advised to provide complete transaction details along with their address to this office through e-mail at pmnrf[at]gov[dot]in for speedy issue of 80(G) Income Tax Receipts.

Statement of Income and Expenditure for last ten years is given below:-

Year	View Receipt and Payment Accounts	Total Income (Fresh contributions, Interest Income, Refunds) (Rs. in crore)	Total Expenditure (Relief for Riots, Flood, Drought, Earthquakes, Cyclone, Tsunami, Medical etc.) (Rs. in crore)	Balance (Rs. in crore)
2012-13 (A)		211.42	181.62	1727.80
2013-14 (A)		577.19	293.62	2011.37
2014-15 (A)		870.93	372.29	2510.02
2015-16 (A)		751.74	624.74	2637.03
2016-17 (A)		491.42	204.49	2923.96
2017-18 (A)		486.65	180.85	3229.76
2018-19 (A)		783.18	212.50	3800.44
2019-20 (A)		814.63	222.70	4392.97
2020-21 (A)		657.07	122.70	4927.34
2021-22 (A)		805.38	175.89	5556.83

A = Audited, UA = Unaudited (Last updated as on  27-10-2022)