Lok Sabha Question No. 372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: NGOs under Rural Development Schemes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 372

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## NGOs UNDER RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

## 372. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR :

Willthe Minister of RURAL DEVEL OPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Non - G vernmental Organisations (NGOs) engaged in various rural development activities in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the details of the Government support, if any, provided to such voluntary agencie discharge of their activities during the last three years and the current year, S -wise;
- ( c) the outcome of schemes run by them during the last three years and thecurrent year, State/UT - wise;
- ( d) whether there have been complaints of improprie ty of any nature against such agencies in their activities, functioning, funding and fund utilisation during th period and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise; and
- ( e) the details of action taken against such organisations including the ste ps taken by the Government to evolve an effective mechanism to oversee the functioning of these agencies?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT )

(a) to (c ) : NGOs  are  associated  in  the  implementation  of  Na tional  Rural  Livelihood Mission (NRLM)  and  Mahatama  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA). NGOs are implementing agencies of Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana(MKSP) which is a sub component of NRLM. Further the initiative of Deen Da yal Upadhayaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDUGKY)  under  the  NRLM  (the  placement linked  skill  development  programme  for  poor  rural  youth)  is  being  implemented partnership with private sector, public sector and civil society organizations.

U nder  the  MGNREGA  funds  areexpended  by  the  Gram  Panchayats  or  other implementing agencies. However, in order to train and mobilize workers and to support Gram  Panchayats,  under  the  Cluster  Facilitation  Teams  (CFT)  project,  assistance  of Society  Organisations (CSOs)  identified  by  the  State  Government  is  being  taken.  The assistance of the resource persons under the CFT project is released to the State Gove for further releasing to the CSOs. The details of funds transferred to Sate Governments till date in Financial Year 2015 - 6 is given below:

(In Rs.)

| State       |   Total Amount Released to State |
|-------------|----------------------------------|
| Jharkhand   |                         58700000 |
| West Bengal |                         10396000 |
| Chattisgarh |                         21468000 |

Under theDDUGKY t he Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) comprising of Trust s and Societies and section 25 c ompanieswhich have been sanctioned projects , (State -wise as on 31 January 2016) is givenbelow:

| State          | No. of Trusts, Societies and section 25 Companies which have been sanctioned DDU- GKY projects   | No. of Trusts, Societies and section 25 Companies which have been sanctioned DDU- GKY projects   |   No. of candidates covered in projects |
|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                |                                    1576 |
| Assam          |                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                |                                     150 |
| Bihar          |                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                |                                    1011 |
| Chhattisgarh   |                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                |                                    2811 |
| Gujarat        |                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                |                                    1696 |
| Haryana        |                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                |                                     319 |
| Jammu Kashmir  |                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                |                                   21222 |
| Jharkhand      |                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                |                                    1440 |
| Kerala         |                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                               |                                     116 |
| MadhyaPradesh  |                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                |                                    3689 |
| Maharashtra    |                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                |                                       0 |
| Odisha         |                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                               |                                    4814 |
| Rajasthan      |                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                               |                                    6233 |
| TamilNadu      |                                                                                                  | 43                                                                                               |                                    9387 |
| Telangana      |                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                |                                    1289 |
| Tripura        |                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                |                                       0 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                                                                                                  | 61                                                                                               |                                   31500 |
| Grand Total    | 207                                                                                              |                                                                                                  |                                   87253 |

The state - wise details of assistance provided under MKSP may be seen at Annexure.

Further Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology ( CAPART )and Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation ( BRLF ) , registered societies under the aegis of Ministry of Rural Development also have the mandate to release funds to NGOs. BRLF has provided support to 34 NGOs since April, 2015 till date for multi - state and sta te specific projects. In so far as CAPART is concerned no project has been sanctioned due to abeyance on funding since September, 2010. (d)and (e) : Under DDUGKY c omplaints have been received against 2 project implementing agencies in which investiga tions have been suitably instituted. The schemehas a three tier concurrent monitoring mechanism for ensuring quality of the program, inc placement of candidates. Each placement is required to be tracked for a period of on The entire process of monitoring is regulated in terms of a Standard Operating Procedur notified by the Ministry.

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## Annexure

## The details of NGOs implementing MKSP projects

| Sl. No.   | State            | Name of PIA/ NGO                                                                           | Fund released during last three years and current year upto 22 - 02- 2016 (in Rs. crore)   |   No. of Beneficiaries (Mahila Kisan) |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Assam            | North East Development Consortium                                                          | 9.5                                                                                        |                                 14000 |
| 2         | Bihar            | Action For Social Advancement (ASA)                                                        | 3.59                                                                                       |                                 10000 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     | Bastar Sewak Mandal                                                                        | 1.683                                                                                      |                                  2200 |
| 4         | Himachal Pradesh | Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD)                                         | 0.508                                                                                      |                                  2500 |
| 5         | Jharkhand        | Society for Upliftment of People with People's Organization and Rural Technology (SUPPORT) | 0.44                                                                                       |                                  3000 |
| 5         | Jharkhand        | Tagore Society for Rural Development (TSRD)                                                | 0.247                                                                                      |                                  2500 |
| 5         | Jharkhand        | Rural Development Association (RDA)                                                        | 0.281                                                                                      |                                  2000 |
| 5         | Jharkhand        | Lokprerna                                                                                  | 0.244                                                                                      |                                  2000 |
| 5         | Jharkhand        | Srijan Foundation                                                                          | 0.478                                                                                      |                                  3600 |
| 5         | Jharkhand        | Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD)                                     | 0.884                                                                                      |                                  7500 |
| 5         | Jharkhand        | Life Education and Development Support (LEADS)                                             | 0.354                                                                                      |                                  3030 |
|           | Karnataka        | Initiatives For Development Foundation                                                     | (IDF) 2.813                                                                                |                                 11000 |
| 6         | Karnataka        | Mysore Resettlement & Development Agency (MYRADA)                                          | 0.602                                                                                      |                                  3000 |
|           | Karnataka        | Generic Resource Ecology and Nutrition Foundation (Green Foundation)                       | 2.345                                                                                      |                                  5000 |
| 7         | Madhya Pradesh   | Action For Social Advancement (ASA) ( 2 projects)                                          | 6.54                                                                                       |                                 18000 |
| 7         |                  | Professional Assistance for Development (PRADAN)                                           | Action 4.886                                                                               |                                  8000 |
|           |                  | Centre for Advanced Research & Development (CARD)                                          | 0.96                                                                                       |                                  4500 |
| 8         | Maharashtra      | M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation ( MSSRF)                                              | 2.17                                                                                       |                                  3000 |
| 9         | Odisha           | Life Academy of Vocational Studies (LAVS)                                                  | 0.975                                                                                      |                                  3000 |
| 9         | Odisha           | Harsha Trust                                                                               | 0.725                                                                                      |                                  1750 |
| 9         | Odisha           | Madhyam foundation                                                                         | 2.359                                                                                      |                                  6000 |
| 9         | Odisha           | M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation ( MSSRF)                                              | 1.763                                                                                      |                                  2500 |
| 9         | Odisha           | Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN)                                    | 3.469                                                                                      |                                  6000 |
| 9         | Odisha           | Organisation for Rural Reconstruction & Social Service Activities (ORRISSA)                | Integrated 1.929                                                                           |                                  3000 |

|    |                                                                                    | SODI (Madhyam Foundation , Harsh Trust, OPDSC, RCDC, PRAGATI &Chetna Organic Farmers' Association )         |   10.438 |   13200 |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|
| 10 | Rajasthan                                                                          | Centre For Microfinance (CMF)                                                                               |    6.323 |   25500 |
| 11 | West Bengal                                                                        | Lok KalyanParishad (LKP)                                                                                    |    7.593 |   60000 |
| 12 | Multi State Project (Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra) | 1. PRADAN in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh and 2. BAIF Research Foundation in Maharashtra |   29.348 |   27530 |
|    | Total                                                                              |                                                                                                             |  103.913 |  257310 |