Lok Sabha Question No. 2510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Financial Assistance to NGOs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: M. Selvaraj, A. Chellakumar, S. Gnanathiraviam

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2510 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2021

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NGOs

2510. SHRI M. SELVARAJ: DR A. CHALLAKUMAR: SHRI GNANATHIRA VIAM S::

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

- (a) whether the Government has allocated funds to various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) during the last three years for various welfare schemes of the Ministry;
- (b) if so, the details of funds allocated and utilized during the said period, scheme, year and State-wise including Gujarat; Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu;
- (c) whether the Government has any mechanism to check the misuse of funds by NGOs;
- (d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the number of complaints received during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the punitive action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) This   Department has implemented various welfare Schemes   through NonGovernment Organizations (NGOs). The State -wise details of fund allocated and utilized under various Schemes for Non-Government Organizations   (NGOs) during the last   three years including Gujarat; Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are at Annexure:
- (c) to (e) The Ministry ensures monitoring of the Schemes to enhance   transparency and accountability and checks the misuse of funds in the following manner
1. Only online proposals by NGOs through e-Anudaan portal are considered for release of grants-in-aid.
- 3\_ Subsequent are released to the implementing agencies, only on  receipt of audited statement of accounts duly verified by Chartered Accountants and utilization certificates of the grants released in the previous year: grants
- 2 The   proposals of NGOs are considered on the basis of  recommendations   and satisfactory inspection reports of the State/UT Governments, and completeness of the proposals in all respects as per the guidelines of the scheme.
- 4 Performances of the NGOs are also monitored from time to time through random inspections conducted by officers and PMU State Coordinators of the Ministry and representatives of State Governments On the basis of the inspection report, necessary corrective action is taken: surprise
- 6\_ NGOs have to install CCTV and live feed has to be provided on its website
- 5 The Ministry sponsors evaluation studies from time to time through independent evaluation agencies, inter-alia, to check proper utilization of funds by the implementing agencies under various Schemes/Programmes
- 7\_ NGOs registered on PFMS and   implementing EAT Module for the purpose of proactive disclosure of their activities to the Public

On the basis of surprise inspection by the PMU State Coordinators and complaints received, Grant-in-Aid to 111 Organization has been stopped under the Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse and National Action Plan for Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) and 85 projects have been stopped under National Action Plan for Senior Citizen (NAPSrC). Drug

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2510

(a Scheduled Castes during the last three years

Rs. in Lakh

| SI: No:   | State            | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           | Andhra Pradesh   | 135.77    | 118.90    | 221.85    |
| 2         | Gujarat          | 32.18     |           | 47.28     |
| 3         | Haryana          | 0.67      | 3.88      | 4.57      |
| 4         | Himachal Pradesh | 6.51      | 11.76     | 8.20      |
| 5         | JJammu & Kashmir | 9         | 11.751    |           |
| 6         | Karnataka        | 224.7     | 164.70    | 902.17    |
| 7.        | Madhya Pradesh   | 40.23     | 49.78     | 76.20     |
| 8         | Maharashtra      | 1119.17   | 678.13    | 1213.08   |
| 9.        | Orissa           | 363.50    | 18.10     | 393.27    |
| 10        | Rajasthan        | 31.19     | 83.351    | 232.60    |
| 11        | Tamil Nadu       | 29.96     | 54.351    | 176.52    |
|           | Uttar Pradesh    |           | 312.40    | 764.62    |
| 13        | Uttarakhand      |           | 31.64     | 44.05     |
| 14        | West Bengal      | 80.35     | 39.41     | 40.92     |
| 15        | NCT of Delhi     | 44.81     | 147       | 227.21    |
| 16        | Assam            | 153.73    | 42.47     | 236.81    |
| 17        | Manipur          |           | 64.591    | 75.13     |
| 18        | Telangana        | 59.72     | 25.561    |           |
| 19        | NSKFDC           | 1400.00   |           |           |
| 20        | NSFDC            | 2950.00   | 1750      | 2020      |
| Total     | Total            | 7000      | 3607.77   | 6685.65   |

There is no provision for State-wise fund allocation under the Scheme.

- (6) Details ofoverall funds allocated and utilized during the last three years and the current year under the scheme of Free Coaching for SC and OBC Students:

Rs. in Lakh

| Year     |   Allocated funds |   unds utilized |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|
| /2017-18 |              2500 |            1984 |
| /2018-19 |              3000 |            1488 |
| 2019-20  |              3000 |            1326 |

There is no provision for State-wise fund allocation under the Scheme

- State wise release of funds under the Scheme of IPSrC during the last three years is as under

Rs. in Lakhs)

|    |                  | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   |
|----|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|    | State/UT         | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          |
|    | Andhra Pradesh   | 728.35           | 1176.81          | 1728.39          |
| 2  | Assam            | 192.03           | 498.22           | 298.92           |
| 3  | Bihar            | 13.37            | 22.92            |                  |
|    | Chhattisgarh     | 17.95            | 9.13             | 18.26            |
| 5  | Delhi            | 154.38           | 52.78            | 36.16            |
|    | Gujarat          | 21.03            | 30.74            | 94.15            |
| 7  | Haryana          | 110.33           | 109.6            | 249.15           |
| 8  | Himachal Pradesh | 26.25            | 8.31             | 46.12            |
|    | Karnataka        | 382.63           | 410.29           | 1281.76          |
| 10 | Kerala           | 23.01            | 54.53            | 101.64           |
| 1  | Madhya Pradesh   | 28.29            | 107.39           | 105.45           |
| 12 | Maharashtra      | 434.63           | 833.75           | 1304.05          |
| 13 | Manipur          | 260.22           | 566.8            | 523.29           |
| 14 | Mizoram          | 5.89             |                  |                  |
| 15 | Nagaland         | 17.43            | 18.9             | 55.25            |
| 16 | Orissa           | 730.96           | 848.88           | 2137.67          |
| 17 | Pondicherry      |                  | 1.8              | 37.11            |
| 18 | Punjab           | 14.58            | 31.27            | 12.46            |
| 19 | Rajasthan        | 22.59            | 16.28            | 53.24            |
| 20 | Tamil Nadu       | 707.16           | 997.41           | 1292.64          |
| 21 | Telangana        | 133.95           | 245.38           | 375.18           |

|    |               | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   |
|----|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|    | State/UT      | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          |
| 22 | Tripura       | 25.58            | 25.65            | 21.72            |
| 23 | Uttar Pradesh | 119.11           | 105.89           | 308.85           |
| 24 | Uttarakhand   | 20.58            | 67.25            | 32.19            |
| 25 | West Bengal   | 256.36           | 267.42           | 495.05           |
|    | Total         | 4446.66          | 6507.4           | 10608.7          |

There is no provision for State-wise fund allocation under the Scheme

## State-wise funds released under the Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse during the last three years

| S.No:   | Name of the Statel UT   | Funds Released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Funds Released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Funds Released (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         |                         | 2017-18                         | 2018-19                         | 2019-20                         |
|         | Andhra Pradesh          | 128.H1                          | 302.45                          | 314.41                          |
| 2       | Telangana               | 71.29                           | 123.06                          | 351                             |
| 3       | Haryana                 | 62.83                           | 157.05                          | 166.31                          |
|         | Himachal Pradesh        | 15.03                           | 34.35                           | 53.52                           |
| 5       | Karnataka               | 15.33                           | 698.11                          | 1290.08                         |
|         | Punjab                  | 75.91                           | 96.52                           | 167.04                          |
|         | Rajasthan               | 254.12                          | 177.91                          | 498.28                          |
| 8       | Tamil Nadu              | 351.77                          | 838.09                          | 750.8                           |
| 9       | Puducherry              | 16.45                           | 81.16                           | 41336                           |
| 10      | Assam                   | 197.61                          | 469.37                          | 333.68                          |
| 11      | Meghalaya               | 5.17                            | 14.13                           | 58.49                           |
| 12      | Nagaland                | 77.61                           |                                 | 155.74                          |
| 13      |                         |                                 |                                 | 2.45                            |
| 14      | Sikkim                  |                                 | 38.18                           | 18.55                           |
| 15      | Bihar                   | 140.11                          | 197.53                          | 105.12                          |

| 16    | Chhatisgarh           | 7.9                           | 17.76                         | 39.14                         |
|-------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 17    | Goa                   |                               |                               |                               |
| 18    | Gujarat               | 50.9                          | 145.65                        | 215.86                        |
| 19    | Jammu Kashimir        |                               | 20.04                         | 18.99                         |
| 20    | Jharkhand             |                               |                               |                               |
|       | Name of the Statel UT | Funds Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Funds Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Funds Released (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|       |                       | 2017-18                       | 2018-19                       | 2019-20                       |
| 21    | Kerala                | 367.16                        | 307.44                        | 905.13                        |
| 22    | Madhya Pradesh        | 159.26                        | 252.05                        | 270.37                        |
| 23    | Maharashtra           | 1010.18                       | 1370.7                        | 1645.7                        |
| 24    | Orissa                | 622.91                        | 846.31                        | 1115.06                       |
| 25    | Uttar Pradesh         | 371.77                        | 374.63                        | 510.7                         |
| 26    | Uttarakhand           | 29.94                         | 55.12                         | 213.23                        |
| 27    | West Bengal           | 92.33                         | 94.16                         | 236.53                        |
| 28    | A&N islands           |                               |                               |                               |
| 29    | Chandigarh            |                               |                               |                               |
| 30    | DN Haveli             |                               |                               |                               |
| 31    | Delhi                 | 112.15                        | 241.5                         | 267.39                        |
| 32    | Daman &Diu            |                               | 2.2                           |                               |
| 33    | Lakshadweep           |                               |                               |                               |
| 34    | Arunachal Pr:         |                               |                               | 2.32                          |
| 35    | Manipur               | 437.62                        | 545.01                        | 864.2                         |
| 36    | Mizoram               | 123.64                        | 265.96                        | 212.76                        |
| Total | Total                 | 4897.1                        | 7945.74                       | 10826.41                      |

There is no provision for State-wise fund allocation under the Scheme

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