Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) today announced a donation of Rs. 500 crore to PM CARE Fund in response to the call by the Prime Minister to support the

nation’s fight against the Coronavirus onslaught.

RIL also informed that in addition to the financial contribution to the PM’s Fund, the company has also provided contributions of Rs. 5 crore each to the governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat to support their fights against the COVID-19.

Besides the monetary support, the company said it was continuing its 24x7, multi-pronged, on-the-ground effort to ensure the nation remained 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 this action plan against COVID-19. RIL and its motivated team have stepped up in the cities and villages, on roads and lanes, clinics and hospitals, grocery and retail stores, and it has pressed additional capabilities into the service of the nation," the release said.

In addition to the abovementioned donations, RIL and Reliance Foundation have taken several initiatives, which include:

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

Connecting through Jio nearly 40 crore individuals and thousands and thousands of organisations daily on its telecom backbone via ‘work from home’, ‘study from home’, and ‘health from home’ initiatives, helping to keep the country going

Providing essential supplies daily for millions of Indians via stores

and home deliveries through Reliance Retail

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First Published:Mar 30, 2020 8:23 PM IST