Lok Sabha Question No. 1510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Funds to NGOs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL, HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, SRINIVAS KESINENI, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1510

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 17, 1937 (SAKA)

## FUNDS TO NGOs

1510.

DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

SHRI KESINENI NANI:

SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the total  number of Non-  Governmental Organisations (NGOs) registered under the Foreign Contributions Regulations Act (FCRA) along with the total funds  received  from  abroad  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints with regard to misutilisation  of  foreign  funds  by  NGOs  and  utilisation  of  funds  for  antinational activities;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  against  them  including licences cancelled during the said period, NGO and State-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  with  regard  to involvement  of  NGOs  in  making  the  black  money  into  white  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the action taken against these NGOs;
- (e)  whether  there  are  reports  that  large  number  of  NGOs  have  not  filed annual returns  and if so, the details  thereof  and  the  total  number of NGOs which have not filed annual return along with the action taken against them during the said period, NGO and State-wise;
- (f)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  make  amendment  in  the FCRA rules and to simplify the rules to receive foreign funds and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g)  the  steps taken by the Government to monitor the activities/functioning and  utilization  of  funds  by  these  organizations,  streamline  the  audit  and registration of all NGOs receiving foreign funds?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) As  on  1.12.2015,    33,458  associations  are  registered  under  Foreign Contribution  (Regulation)  Act,  2010  (FCRA,  2010).  Based  on  the  annual returns filed and the information available, the state-wise details of foreign contribution received by associations registered/ prior permission during the last three financial years is at Annexure-I. For the current financial year, the annual  returns  containing  details  of  receipt  of  foreign  contribution  are required  to  be  filed  by  the  registered  associations  during  1.4.2016  to 31.12.2016.

(b)  to  (e)  Complaints/  inputs  of  alleged  misutilisation/  misappropriation  of foreign  contribution  are  routinely  received  from  general  public  as  well  as security agencies. After inspection and scrutiny of accounts, 17 cases have been referred to CBI and 10 to State Police for further action. Accounts of 23 associations  have  been  frozen,  20  associations  have  been  prohibited  from receiving foreign contribution and Registration of one association has been cancelled. Notices were issued to 10,343 associations in 2014 for not filing annual  returns  continuously  for  three  years.  Consequently,  registration  of 10,117 associations was cancelled in March 2015 after issue of Show Cause Notices  to  such  associations  and  giving  them  adequate  opportunity.  The State-wise details are at Annexure-II.

(f) Yes  Madam.  In  order  to  make  the  receipt  and  utilization  of  foreign contribution by associations transparent, all FCRA services online and also to  make  the  existing  FCRA  forms  simpler,  it  is  proposed  to  amend  the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011.

(g) The  Government  monitors  the receipt and utilizations of foreign contribution  received  by  associations  as  per  the  provisions  contained  in FCRA,  2010.  As  and  when  complaints/  inputs  are  received  against  an association  about  alleged  misutilisation/  misappropriation  or  receipt  of foreign  contribution  without  prior  permission/  registration  under  the  Act, their accounts are scrutinized/ audited. In case of misutilisation of funds, the cases  are  referred  to  CBI  or  State  Police.  In  other  cases,  the  offence  is compounded by levying of penalty. The registration process shall further be streamlined after the proposed amendment in Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011.

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## LS.US.Q.No.1510 FOR 08.12.2015

## State-wise details of foreign contribution received by associations registered under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act. 2010.

|   S.No | State                     | 2012-2013 (in Rs.)   | 2013-2014 (in Rs.) (As reported online)   |   2014-2015 (in Rs.) (As reported online) till 03.12.2015 |
|--------|---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Delhi                     | 23760220552.49       | 28369270459.16                            |                                               5.15104e+09 |
|      2 | Tamil Nadu                | 17065608155.80       | 17578209652.62                            |                                               6.42584e+09 |
|      3 | Andhra Pradesh            | 12002528651.29       | 13525572734.80                            |                                               8.70192e+09 |
|      4 | Karnataka                 | 11536011022.30       | 13350106733.89                            |                                               5.7835e+09  |
|      5 | Maharashtra               | 10933824301.64       | 13172761829.18                            |                                               4.0049e+09  |
|      6 | Kerala                    | 8706920065.56        | 9652332602.26                             |                                               4.30406e+09 |
|      7 | West Bengal               | 7355079911.74        | 8186804486.93                             |                                               6.14928e+09 |
|      8 | Gujarat                   | 4311643730.25        | 4874904223.39                             |                                               1.41761e+09 |
|      9 | Orissa                    | 2209480087.98        | 2568864319.16                             |                                               1.53732e+09 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh            | 1806880695.59        | 1898191486.84                             |                                               1.04916e+09 |
|     11 | Himachal Pradesh          | 1736030900.07        | 1559723447.64                             |                                               3.80496e+08 |
|     12 | Bihar                     | 1687430963.89        | 2014547880.39                             |                                               8.595e+08   |
|     13 | Rajasthan                 | 1540296407.49        | 1869777983.84                             |                                               4.22946e+08 |
|     14 | Jharkhand                 | 1438886691.87        | 1486812009.64                             |                                               6.48523e+08 |
|     15 | Assam                     | 1131690555.53        | 1135909187.56                             |                                               7.94005e+08 |
|     16 | Uttarakhand               | 1108532599.68        | 1448566683.50                             |                                               4.15535e+08 |
|     17 | Punjab                    | 1065103128.03        | 1458818548.06                             |                                               1.21566e+09 |
|     18 | Uttar Pradesh             | 2456388703.80        | 2564826798.36                             |                                               1.07998e+09 |
|     19 | Chhattisgarh              | 580655978.70         | 665842171.14                              |                                               2.3321e+08  |
|     20 | Meghalaya                 | 532259233.31         | 511050195.16                              |                                               2.74798e+08 |
|     21 | Manipur                   | 442373618.13         | 462955894.59                              |                                               3.16273e+08 |
|     22 | Nagaland                  | 424893910.84         | 359669626.65                              |                                               2.8653e+08  |
|     23 | Jammu & Kashmir           | 344804493.71         | 336833390.73                              |                                               2.42549e+08 |
|     24 | Pondicherry               | 286039034.98         | 321112479.16                              |                                               1.26498e+08 |
|     25 | Goa                       | 219713359.67         | 212049050.83                              |                                               8.89717e+07 |
|     26 | Chandigarh                | 151385167.26         | 177955735.76                              |                                               4.25179e+07 |
|     27 | Haryana                   | 140993028.22         | 320111368.01                              |                                               2.05522e+08 |
|     28 | Tripura                   | 85992044.20          | 113029267.24                              |                                               1.01382e+08 |
|     29 | Arunachal Pradesh         | 77814812.10          | 107262274.57                              |                                               4.97181e+07 |
|     30 | Mizoram                   | 51182633.87          | 64119751.22                               |                                               1.94164e+07 |
|     31 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 40352379.78          | 37731883.42                               |                                               1.13206e+07 |
|     32 | Sikkim                    | 34858494.16          | 109760769.37                              |                                               5.55527e+07 |
|     33 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 13372501.32          | 13093602.00                               |                                               0           |
|     34 | Daman & Diu               | 10000.00             | 25562.00                                  |                                           25000           |
|     35 | Telangana                 | -                    | -                                         |                                               6.71868e+07 |

Total:- 115279257815.25     130528604089.07  52462749360.02

## Page  1 of 2 Annexure-II

## LS.US.Q.No.1510 FOR 08.12.2015

State wise number of associations whose FCRA registration cancelled during 2015  for  not filing Annual Returns  for the financial years 2009-2010, 201011 and  2011-12

| State                     |   No of Association |
|---------------------------|---------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                   7 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |                1420 |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |                  27 |
| Assam                     |                 126 |
| Bihar                     |                 642 |
| Chandigarh                |                  14 |
| Chhattisgarh              |                  34 |
| Daman and Diu             |                   1 |
| Delhi                     |                 391 |
| Goa                       |                  46 |
| Gujarat                   |                 365 |
| Haryana                   |                  75 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |                  46 |
| Jammu & Kashmir           |                  36 |
| Jharkhand                 |                 114 |
| Karnataka                 |                 805 |
| Kerala                    |                 527 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |                 195 |
| Maharashtra               |                 967 |
| Manipur                   |                 289 |
| Meghalaya                 |                  33 |
| Mizoram                   |                  15 |
| Nagaland                  |                  56 |
| Orissa                    |                 630 |
| Pondicherry               |                  14 |
| Punjab                    |                  68 |
| Rajasthan                 |                 149 |
| Sikkim                    |                  10 |
| Tamil Nadu                |                1068 |
| Tripura                   |                  14 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |                1147 |
| Uttarakhand               |                  48 |
| West Bengal               |                 738 |
| Grand Total               |               10117 |

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