East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has decided to donate their one-day salary to Prime Minister Care Fund in order to help the government fight coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
A senior EDMC official said that all Group-A, B and C will contribute their one day salary for this cause to the relief fund and Group D employee can do so voluntarily.
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Mayor Sunita Kangra had said that SDMC has decided to contribute one day salary (basic pay+ Dearness Allowance) of their officers and all regular employees for funding preventive measures taken to contain the spread of Coronavirus.
Kangra said that said that with contribution of one day salary by 43000 employees of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), an amount of Rs 3.50 cr will be equally transferred to the PM Relief Fund and SDMC’ corona fund. SDMC has also opened a dedicated bank account for the contributions to fund the measures to control the spread of coronavirus and to help the affected person.