Team Anna has collected donations of Rs. 2.94 crore in the past six months out of which Rs. 1.14 crore was collected during Anna Hazare's 12 day-fast in Ramlila Maidan.
According to Team Anna, a total of 27,505 people, including 25,023 during Ramlila agitation, contributed financially to the anti-corruption movement with Rs.25 lakh being the highest donation and over 400 people donating more than Rs.10,000.
Out of the total money, they had decided to return Rs. 42.55 lakh to donors who did not provide their complete details and their sources of funding.
The Public Cause Research Fund (PCRF), the Secretariat for the movement, revealed to the public its audit report for six months starting from April following the activities of financial misconduct by activist Anand Kejriwal.
A former Team Anna Member Swami Agnivesh had questioned the depositing of funds in PCRF, saying none of the prominent Team members like Justice Santosh Hegde were trustees of PCRF run by Kejriwal.
Of the total amount, Team Anna has spent Rs.1.5 crore in the past six months with Rs.52.27 lakh being spent for public meeting expenses, mainly for Ramila Maidan agitation.
Team Anna has spent Rs. 9.83 lakh on travel expenses while another Rs. 2.68 lakh was spent on communication expenses. The Team has also spent Rs.45.50 lakh under public awareness expenses and printing charges Rs.26.55 lakh. It has also paid Rs. 9.29 lakhs as salary and stipend to the staff of PCRF.
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