Lok Sabha Question No. 268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Financial Assistance to NGOs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +268 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2017

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NGOs

## +268. DR: SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is running any programme to provide financial assistance to the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working for the welfare of Other Backward Classes and if the details thereof; SO,
- (b) the funds released to the NGOs under various schemes being run for the welfare of Other Backward Classes in Uttar Pradesh State during the years 2015-16 and 2016-17;
- (c) whether any monitoring Or evaluation study has been conducted in regard to the utilisation of released funds; and
- (d) if so, the details and outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a): Yes. The Ministry of Social  Justice & Empowerment is operating a Central Sector Scheme to provide financial assistance to NGOs working for the welfare of OBCs named Assistance to Voluntary Organisation working for Welfare of Other Backward Classes. The details of the scheme are given at Annexure-I.
- (b): No funds have been released to the NGOs in Uttar Pradesh State during the year 2015-16 and 2016-17 under   the Scheme of Assistance to   Voluntary  Organisations   working for Welfare of Other Backward Classes.
- (c): Yes:
- (d): The details and outcome as per third party evaluation are given at Annexure-II.

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## Assistance to Voluntary Organizations working for the Welfare of OBCs (NGO Scheme)

The purpose of this scheme is to involve the Voluntary Organization working for welfare of OBCs by providing skill up-gradation in various   trades The   beneficiaries who parents/guardians income from all sources including the income of beneficiary does not exceed Rs.1.OO lakh per annum are eligible under the Scheme.

- 2 The quantum of assistance shall be determined in each case on merit: The Government of India however, meet 90% of the approved expenditure of the training: Presently, GIA is given to the extent of about Rs.2.50 lakh to an NGO on an average for imparting training to 50 beneficiaries, i.e. Rs.5,000/training of a person. This   includes cost training  material, rent; stationery, etc. may,
- 3\_ The scheme has been made fully online W.e.f. 2014-15. processing up to release of grant has been made online.
- 4\_ list of indicative activities under the scheme for skill upgradation is as under:
- Carpentry
- 3\_ Craft Centre
- 2 Computer Education
4. Dari Making Training
6. Electrician Training
5. Diesel Pump Set Repair Training
- 7 . Fruit Preservation Training
- 9 Motor Winding & Fitting Training
8. Gem Cutting Training
- 10 Photography Training
12. Printing, Composing and Book Binding Training
11. Plumbing Training
13. Scooter; Motorcycle and Auto Rickshaw Repair Training
- 15 Typing and Shorthand Centre
- 14 Spinning and Weaving Training
16. Tie and Die Training
18. Spray Painting & Denting Training
17. Leather Art Training
- 19 Welding & Fitter Training
- 20\_ TV, VCR and Radio Repair Training

Note: The above is not exhaustive but merely an illustrative list of activities

## Evaluation Study under the Scheme of Assistance to Voluntary Organizations working for the Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)

- (1) Conducted by the NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt: Ltd (NABCONS) New Delhi during 2015-16 in the States of Manipur;  Maharashtra,  Rajasthan and Gujarat: The following suggestions were made by the NABCONS:
2. Enhance the scope of the Programme to a holistic level thereby enabling and handholding the candidate to the job markets or entrepreneurship   This would require more   team building at the implementation  level  with   prospective  employers,  corporate,  financial institutions etc.
3. (ii) Course modules and duration may be considered for a thorough revamp based on market surveys and employer needs.
4. (iii) New technology adoptions are very  slow among the agencies in view of the inadequate and delayed release of funds.
5. (iv) Course modules like tailoring and embroidery to be up-scaled to current trends and demands. need
6. Many women have cultural constraints in moving out of own village and get engaged on the skill trained. The Ministry may consider  involvement personalities in the review and implements process. public
7. (vi) Consider providing skill Coupons with specific validity to identified OBC trainees and provide freedom of choice of training agencies and place by them through integration of the trainee details into national level trainee identification process/Aadhaar etc. period
8. (vii) Scale up from minimalist skills to marketable skills acquisition process: The program can also endeavour to provide different levels of skills training  While level One can be entry level basic skills, Level two could be intermediate level etc. In this case, the level of grant support can be on a tapering basis so that at advanced level, the scheme could be made to 50.50 sharing basis.
9. (viii) Accreditation and skill porting facilities should be factored into the Scheme.
10. (ix) Entrepreneurship trainings should be add on programme.
11. More hand holding systems and risk covers have to be factored into the Program design to encourage young people from  disadvantaged sections of society to venture   into new avenues of income and livelihoods diversification.

- (xi) A real time communication platform (as web or through group messaging services like CUG) may be considered for getting periodic and reliable beneficiary feedback on the conduct and progress of skill acquisition: portal

- The following suggestions were made by NPC:

- There should be a minimum hike of 100% under rent and further provision for 10% annual encasement may be consider.

- (ii) To include provision for replacement/upgradation of machinerylequipment in order to up with the latest technology as per market demand. keep

- (iii) To ensure quality  training  under the scheme that rate of honorarium needs to be revised and hike to the extent of Rs. 6000/- p.m:

- (iv) Courses   offered under the scheme are   uniform  and   synchronized with that   wing offered by other Department /Ministry.

- Increasing instant of assistance per project to Rs. 5.00 lakh in ordered to counter the inflation over the years.

- (vi) To increase the   stipend amount at least 5 times to motivates the   training the programme.

- (vii) Time of applications/proposals of the respective grants request within the same financial year:

- (viii) Revisit all the trades in background of its relevance and market demand:

- (ix) Courses need to review periodically by related specialised institutions for upgradation/modifications.

- (x To for grater publicity in order to ensure receipt of number of more proposals. push

- (xi) To develop a roves monitoring system to trach the activities of the implementing agencies (VO):

- (xii) To develop the online monitoring system to status and progress of NGOs in real time. get

- (xiii) To a third party agency to provide adequate feedback at   central level that would monitor coordinate and overseas the   quality   implementation and   timely reporting of the programme impacts. appoint

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