Lok Sabha Question No. 1202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Funds for NGOs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2025

## FUNDS FOR NGOs

1202. SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

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

- (a) the details and number of NGOs registered and in operation with the Ministry currently;
- (b) the details of funds provided for running such NGOs during the last three years including current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the accounts of such NGOs are audited annually by the authorized CAs empanelled with the Ministry or privately, if so, the details thereof and if not, the procedure forsuch auditing; and
- (d) the details of actions proposed against NGOs who do not follow the norms and do not maintain their accounts and audited?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B.L. VERMA)

- (a) & (b): The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) provides funds to the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) under the following schemes:
- i Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)
- ii. Integrated Programme For Senior Citizens (IPSrC), a component of Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVAY)
- iii. National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction.

Currently, a total of 1234 NGOs are in operation with DoSJE under the above mentioned schemes. The details of funds provided to these NGOs by this Department during the last three years including current year, State/UT-wise, are at Annexure.

- (c) & (d): As per the provisions of the schemes, accounts of NGOs are required to be audited annually by the Chartered Accountants (CAs) hired by the NGOs themselves. Corrective/penal actions like Advisory, Show Cause Notice, Stoppage of Grant, Blacklisting etc are taken against the NGOs who do not follow the norms and do not maintain their audited accounts.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1202 for answer on 11.02.2025, raised by Shri Eswarasamy K.

The details of funds provided to NGOs during the last three years including current year, State/UT-wise in Mode-2 under the SHRESHTA scheme:

(Rs. in Lakh)

| SI. No   | States/UTs      | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released             |
|----------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
|          |                 | 2021-22          | 2022-23          | 2023-24          | 2024-25 (As on 07.02.2025) |
|          | lAndhra Pradesh | 139.55           | 52.32            | 136.71           | 69.69                      |
| 2.       | Gujarat         | 14.09            | 7.67             |                  | 55.16                      |
|          | Haryana         | 5.50             | 13.01            |                  | 42.38                      |
| 4.       | Karnataka       | 280.05           | 242.35           | 400.07           | 153.08                     |
| 5.       | Madhya Pradesh  | 123.32           | 28.47            | 52.37            | 52.58                      |
| 6.       | Maharashtra     | 488.58           | 624.99           | 731.48           | 356.08                     |
| 7.       | Orissa          | 239.99           | 203.66           | 329.79           | 92.01                      |
| 8.       | Rajasthan       | 292.99           | 222.40           | 349.93           | 201.96                     |
| 9.       | Tamil Nadu      | 117.96           | 119.92           |                  |                            |
| 10.      | Uttar Pradesh   | 799.58           | 564.38           | 807.40           | 392.23                     |
| 11.      | Uttarakhand     | 20.04            | 9.71             | 34.26            | 11.66                      |
| 12.      | West Bengal     | 106.55           | 24.79            | 76.25            | 58.66                      |
| 13.      | NCT of Delhi    | 81.62            | 105.82           | 155.10           | 193.99                     |
| 14.      | Assam           | 59.28            | 48.64            |                  |                            |
| 15.      | Manipur         | 14.31            |                  | 11.00            | 0                          |
| 16.      | Telangana       | 39.81            | 26.67            | 32.47            | 8.25                       |
| 17.      | Meghalaya       | 24.87            | 21.66            |                  |                            |
|          | Grand Total     | 2848.09          | 2316.46          | 3116.83          | 1687.73                    |

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The details of funds provided to NGOs during the last three years including current year, State/UT-wise under Integrated Programme For Senior Citizens (IPSrC) schemes:

(Rs. In lakh)

| SI.No.   | States/Uts                       | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released              |
|----------|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|          |                                  | 2021-22          | 2022-23          | 2023-24          | 2024-25 (As on 07.02.2025 ) |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                   | 1259.01          | 1058.69          | 1663.32          | 1268.51                     |
| 2        | Bihar                            |                  |                  | 36.64            | 41.63                       |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh                     | 46.37            | 27.36            | 118.61           | 94.09                       |
| 4        | Goa                              |                  |                  |                  |                             |
| 5        | Gujarat                          | 86.99            | 53.57            | 106.07           | 58.89                       |
|          | Haryana                          | 241.81           | 169.86           | 244.1            | 124.01                      |
|          | HimachalPradesh                  | 18.07            | 11.58            | 26.54            | 12.12                       |
|          | Jharkhand                        | 42.75            | 48.86            | 84.89            | 35.63                       |
| 9        | Karnataka                        | 790.55           | 641.99           | 943.17           | 643.71                      |
| 10       | Kerala                           | 33.78            | 8.75             | 41.5             |                             |
| 11       | MadhyaPradesh                    | 175.45           | 152.62           | 261.3            | 103.74                      |
| 12       | Maharashtra                      | 585.86           | 527.39           | 963.3            | 633.2                       |
| 13       | Odisha                           | 1484.26          | 1090.01          | 1649.53          | 1206.56                     |
| 14       | Punjab                           | 6.21             | 4.83             | 0                |                             |
| 15       | Rajasthan                        | 296.24           | 121.95           | 355.49           | 42.29                       |
| 16       | TamilNadu                        | 1428.56          | 1089.23          | 1563.32          | 1160.52                     |
| 17       | Telangana                        | 302.58           | 166.71           | 509.27           | 309.3                       |
| 18       | UttarPradesh                     | 754.51           | 623.66           | 797.25           | 349.66                      |
| 19       | Uttarakhand                      | 16.08            | 23.41            | 35.7             | 6.46                        |
| 20       | WestBengal                       | 338.5            | 332.8            | 720.87           | 74.05                       |
| 21       | A&NIsland                        | 0                |                  |                  |                             |
| 22       | Chandigarh                       |                  |                  |                  |                             |
| 23       | Dadra Nagar Haveli&Daman and Diu |                  |                  |                  |                             |
| 24       | Lakshadweep                      |                  |                  |                  | 0                           |
| 25       | Delhi                            | 36.15            | 47.25            | 74.6             | 35.29                       |
| 26       | Pondicherry                      | 41.16            |                  | 69.67            |                             |
| 27       | Arunachal Pradesh                | 15.58            |                  | 8.25             |                             |
| 28       | Assam                            | 696.15           | 609.32|     | 710.05           | 352.85                      |
| 29       | Jammuand Kashmir                 |                  |                  | 56.57            | 8.55                        |
| 30       | Ladakh                           |                  | 0                |                  |                             |
| 31       | Manipur                          | 518.6|      | 349.37|     | 772.55           | 576.24                      |
| 32       | Meghalaya                        | 93.96            |                  |                  | 0                           |
| 33       | Mizoram                          | 0                |                  |                  | 3.34                        |
| 34       | Nagaland                         | 10.72            | 20.77            |                  | 31.04                       |
| 35       | Sikkim                           |                  |                  |                  |                             |
| 36       | Tripura                          |                  | 17.44            | 29.91|      | 26.39                       |
|          | GrandTotal                       | 9319.9           | 7231.38          | 11895.61|   | 7206.85                     |

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: The details of funds provided to NGOs during the last three years including current year, State/UT-wise under National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR):

| SI. No   | Name of State/UT                          | Funds Released (Rs. In Crore)   | Funds Released (Rs. In Crore)   | Funds Released (Rs. In Crore)   | Funds Released (Rs. In Crore)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| SI. No   | Name of State/UT                          | 2021-22                         | 2022-23                         | 2023-24                         | 2024-25 (As on 31.12.2024)      |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar (UT)                    | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                            | 3.12                            | 3.99                            | 6.33                            | 1.34                            |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 0.0                             | 0.05                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 4        | Assam                                     | 5.24                            | 4.37                            | 7.46                            | 2.58                            |
| 5        | Bihar                                     | 2.05                            | 1.84                            | 2.25                            | 2.01                            |
| 6        | Chandigarh (UT)                           | 0.27                            | 0.00                            | 0.1                             | 0.03                            |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                              | 0.86                            | 1.29                            | 0.68                            | 0.67                            |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) and Daman & Diu | 0.2 0.2                         |                                 | 0.32                            | 0.08                            |
| 9        | Delhi                                     |                                 | 3.47                            | 3.95                            | 1.94                            |
| 10       | Goa                                       |                                 | 0.00                            | 0                               | 0.00                            |
| 11       | Gujarat                                   |                                 | 2.53                            | 3.11                            | 1.05                            |
| 12       | Haryana                                   |                                 | 2.03                            | 1.61                            | 0.85                            |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                          |                                 | 0.91                            | 1.25                            | 0.31                            |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                           |                                 | 2.37                            | 2.15                            | 1.48                            |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                 |                                 | 0.24                            | 0.38                            | 0.08                            |
| 16       | Karnataka                                 |                                 | 9.00                            | 10.36                           | 2.02                            |
| 17       | Kerala                                    |                                 | 3.54                            | 5.22                            | 1.78                            |
| 18       | Ladakh                                    |                                 | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.18                            |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                            |                                 | 3.50                            | 5.46                            | 3.16                            |
| 20       | Maharashtra                               |                                 | 9.88                            | 12.81                           | 3.04                            |
| 21       | Manipur                                   |                                 | 8.00                            | 10.60                           | 2.40                            |
| 22       | Meghalaya                                 |                                 | 0.25                            | 0.14                            | 0.00                            |
| 23       | Mizoram                                   |                                 | 2.25                            | 3.03                            | 0.63                            |
| 24       | Nagaland                                  |                                 | 1.19                            | 0.91                            | 1.17                            |
| 25       | Odisha                                    |                                 | 9.31                            | 14.55                           | 4.54                            |
| 26       | Puducherry (UT)                           |                                 | 0.43                            | 0.58                            | 0.16                            |
| 27       | Punjab                                    |                                 | 1.01                            | 1.33                            | 1.12                            |
| 28       | Rajasthan                                 |                                 | 4.87                            | 9.91                            | 2.35                            |
| 29       | Sikkim                                    |                                 | 0.19                            | 0.28                            | 0.30                            |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                                |                                 | 5.19                            | 9.03                            | 2.95                            |
| 31       | Telangana                                 |                                 | 2.49                            | 3.63                            | 0.63                            |
| 32       | Tripura                                   |                                 | 0.14                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                             | 6.09                            | 4.97                            | 9.82                            | 3.87                            |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                               | 1.28                            | 1.63                            | 1.37                            | 0.78                            |
| 35       | West Bengal 36 Lakshadweep                | 2.43 0.0                        | 2.43                            | 4.06                            | 1.35                            |
|          | Total                                     | 89.12                           | 0.0 93.60                       | 0.0 132.68                      | 0.00 44.85                      |

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