Lok Sabha Question No. 809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Voluntary Organisations working for Welfare of Scheduled Tribes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No- 809

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 07/02/2022

## VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING FOR WELFARE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES

## 809.  SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: -

(a) the total grant-in-aid released by the Government to voluntary organisations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka in the years 2019-2021;

- (b) the details of the projects being financed by the grants-in-aid in Scheduled and Non-Scheduled areas;
- (c) category-wise breakup of the projects being provided grants-in-aid; and
- (d) the process of application, scrutiny and review of the afore mentioned aids being granted to the voluntary organizations?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS

(SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a)  to  (c):  Grant-in-aid  released  by  the  Government  to  voluntary  organizations  working  for  the  welfare  of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka in the years 2019-2021 is placed at Annexure.
- (d):   Any  Non-Governmental  Organization  (NGO)  seeking  funds  under  the  scheme  of  "Grants  in  Aid  to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of STs" is required to submit its application on dedicated online  NGO  portal https://ngo.tribal.gov.in  as  and  when  portal  is  opened  for  receiving  applications  and following procedure is followed before the grants are released.
-  The NGO is required to register itself on NITI Aayog's Darpan Portal and obtain an Unique ID. Using this  Unique  ID,  the  organization  has  to  register  on  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs'  NGO  Portal https://ngo.tribal.gov.in.
-  The application  is  required  to  be  recommended  by  the  concerned  district  and  state  authorities  after necessary inspection of the project
-  At Ministry level, the new projects recommended by State are screened and placed  before the Project Approval Committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, along with the recommendations of the inspecting agency and finally approved by the Minister for Tribal Affairs.
-  The funds to the organization are released with financial concurrence of the competent authorities online through Public Financial Management System (PFMS) directly into the bank accounts of the NGO.
-  The NGO is required to update the expenditure incurred by on Expenditure-Advance-Transfer (EAT) Module of PFMS.
-  To ensure transparency in the processing of the applications, the NGO can also see the progress of its application on the portal in real time basis. Officials from the Ministry are also deputed to visit the project sites and submit their reports on the functioning of the projects.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 809 FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2022 REGARDING 'VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING FOR WELFARE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES'.

DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA FROM 2019-20 TO 2020-21

UNDER THE SCHEME OF GRANT-IN-AID TO VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR WELFARE OF STs.

| Name_of_NGO                                             | Scheduled Area / Non- Scheduled   | 2019-20          | 2019-20       | 2020-21 (As on 31.1.2022)   | 2020-21 (As on 31.1.2022)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Name_of_NGO                                             | Scheduled Area / Non- Scheduled   | EDUCATION SECTOR | HEALTH SECTOR | EDUCATION SECTOR            | HEALTH SECTOR               |
| AMBEDKAR EDUCATION SOCIETY                              | Non- Scheduled Area               | ₹ 4,92,739       | -             | -                           | -                           |
| ASHIRWAD RURAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST                        | Non- Scheduled Area               | -                | ₹ 23,39,600   | -                           | ₹ 26,12,722                 |
| BHARATHI EDUCATION TRUST                                | Non- Scheduled Area               | ₹ 21,87,690      | -             | ₹ 4,96,207                  | -                           |
| HARIHARAGRAMINABHIVRUDHI SANGHA                         | Non- Scheduled Area               | -                | ₹ 7,78,800    | -                           | ₹ 12,26,457                 |
| NAVAJYOTI INSTITUTE FOR SELF HELP AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT | Non- Scheduled Area               | -                | -             | ₹ 2,57,367                  | -                           |
| PRAGATHI RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY                      | Scheduled Area                    | ₹ 21,60,360      | -             | ₹ 9,78,368                  | -                           |
| SAMARPANA DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION                      | Non- Scheduled Area               | ₹ 8,86,833       | -             | -                           | -                           |
| SANT KABIRDAS EDUCATION SOCIETY                         | Non- Scheduled Area               | ₹ 21,95,246      | -             | -                           | -                           |
| SRIMANJUNATHASWAMY VIDYA SAMSTHE                        | Non- Scheduled Area               | ₹ 17,97,368      | -             | -                           | -                           |
| SRISWAMYSARVA DHARMA SHARANALAYA TRUST                  | Non- Scheduled Area               | ₹ 12,99,298      | ₹ 22,71,150   | -                           | -                           |
| SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOUTH MOVEMENT                        | Non- Scheduled Area               | ₹ 49,97,837      | ₹ 32,95,212   | ₹ 20,26,266                 | ₹ 40,53,657                 |
| VIVEKANANDA GIRIJANA KALYANA KENDRA                     | Non- Scheduled Area               | -                | ₹ 7,95,336    | -                           | -                           |
|                                                         |                                   | ₹ 1,60,17,371    | ₹ 94,80,098   | ₹ 37,58,208                 | ₹ 78,92,836                 |