Cyclone FANI: Here’s how you can help affected ones in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Published On : May 5, 2019 at 5:13 PM Updated On : May 6, 2019 at 12:54 PM

Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic storm FANI wreaked havoc in Puri and Khurda districts of Odisha rendering many families homeless and damaging infrastructure worth crores of rupees.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested one and all to donate their contributions to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for rebuilding the state.

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#Odisha has been devastated by #CycloneFani. Please help rebuild precious lives with your online contribution to Chief Minister Relief Fund via link: https://t.co/C2LrUttIsr pic.twitter.com/gtEb9viHk2

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 4, 2019

One can donate to the CMRF online at cmrfodisha.gov.in.

Account name: Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
Account number: 006101057842.
IFSC code: ICIC0000061.
UPI VPA- ODISHACMRF.FANI@ICIC

Donations to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund are exempted from Income Tax under section 80G of the I.T. Act.

Leading digital payment applications Paytm and PhonePe have also provided platform for donating to the relief fund.