Around Rs 500 crore will be contributed by the country’s defence establishment, including the armed forces, to the PM-Cares Fund in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in the country .

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday approved the proposal for contribution of one day’s salary by personnel under the defence ministry, which includes the around 15-lakh strong Army , Navy , IAF and Coast Guard as well as employees in DRDO and its 50 labs, five defence PSUs, four shipyards and 39 ordnance factories, among others.

