Reportedly Aditya Birla Group on friday announced that it has donated Rs 500 crores in the PM-CARES fund to help in the fight against novel coronavirus outbreak in India. The company's official social media said "Aditya Birla Group contributes Rs 500 crores towards Covid-19 relief measures. Multi-pronged response to counter the COVID2019 pandemic".
The contribution was acknowledged by prime minister narendra modi on the social media platform. The prime minister said in a post. "Thank youAdityaBirlaGrp and Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla for contributing to PM-CARES. No stone is being left unturned to fight COVID-19. This contribution will have a positive impact on many Indians. IndiaFightsCorona". Moreover the company, in a release, also said that it has issued Rs 50 crores grant to FICCI-Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence for Covid relief measures. The company said that it was working with the governments to earmark hospital beds in various cities for Covid-19 patients.
Furthermore it said that the company has production of 1 million triple-layer surgical masks and 1 lakh coverall garments with the support of the Textiles Ministry. According to the indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) as on 9 pm on friday, india has a total 2,653 confirmed positive Covid-19 cases. Meanwhile, the death toll in the country reached 71.
