Lok Sabha Question No. 2339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Misappropriation of Funds by NGOs/ VOs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2339

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS BY NGOS/VOS

## 2339.  SHRI  SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of financial assistance provided by the Government to the NGOs/ VOs working for the welfare of tribals in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether instances of misappropriation of funds by NGOs/VOs have been reported/come to the notice of the Government during the said period, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the action taken by the Government against these NGOs/VOs; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure proper utilization of funds by these NGOs/VOs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR)

- (a): The  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  to NGOs/VOs/State Governments working for the welfare of tribals in the country during the last three years and the current financial year under the schemes being implemented by the Ministry are given at annexure.
- (b): No such instance of misappropriation of funds by NGOs has come to the notice of the Ministry during the said period.
- (c): Does not arise in view of (b) above.
- (d) To  ensure  proper  utilization  of  funds  by  the  NGOs/VOs/State  Governments,  the projects/schemes, are monitored through:
- i. Mandatory annual inspection by District Authorities.
- ii. Scrutiny of proposals by multidisciplinary State Level Committee every Year.
- iii. Mandatory submission of Audited statements of accounts as well as Utilization Certificate pertaining to the releases.
- iv. Concurrent monitoring through an independent external agency.

In  addition  to  the  above,  the  accounts  of  grantee  institutions  are  open  for  inspection  by representatives/officers from the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India, or concerned State Govt. at any time.

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2339 for 01.08.2016 raised by Shri  Sunil Kumar Mondal regarding ' Misappropriation of Funds by NGOs/VOs '.

| Details of funds released under the Scheme of Grant-in-aid to Voluntary organizations working for the Welfare of STs (Amount in Rs)   | Details of funds released under the Scheme of Grant-in-aid to Voluntary organizations working for the Welfare of STs (Amount in Rs)   | Details of funds released under the Scheme of Grant-in-aid to Voluntary organizations working for the Welfare of STs (Amount in Rs)   | Details of funds released under the Scheme of Grant-in-aid to Voluntary organizations working for the Welfare of STs (Amount in Rs)   | Details of funds released under the Scheme of Grant-in-aid to Voluntary organizations working for the Welfare of STs (Amount in Rs)   | Details of funds released under the Scheme of Grant-in-aid to Voluntary organizations working for the Welfare of STs (Amount in Rs)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N                                                                                                                                   | Name of the State                                                                                                                     | 2013-14                                                                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                                                                               | 2015-16                                                                                                                               | 2016-17(as on 27.07.2016)                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 30710906                                                                                                                              | 3443334                                                                                                                               | 25263164                                                                                                                              | 3223952                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 67132628                                                                                                                              | 44975364                                                                                                                              | 9569894                                                                                                                               | 2336469                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 9926416                                                                                                                               | 8755425                                                                                                                               | 5785170                                                                                                                               | 2676956                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 9523902                                                                                                                               | 4943900                                                                                                                               | 1620270                                                                                                                               | 1616670                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 8378890                                                                                                                               | 21372227                                                                                                                              | 4338188                                                                                                                               | 1178550                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 15307965                                                                                                                              | 17074044                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                     | 17016138                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 30729304                                                                                                                              | 65726048                                                                                                                              | 20519422                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                     | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                        | 1849380                                                                                                                               | 4035911                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 16674897                                                                                                                              | 24888744                                                                                                                              | 22725348                                                                                                                              | 5466953                                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 7023003                                                                                                                               | 9907370                                                                                                                               | 9625460                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 6480318                                                                                                                               | 10189512                                                                                                                              | 6654020                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 6282095                                                                                                                               | 19697375                                                                                                                              | 3377213                                                                                                                               | 4405770                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 21381413                                                                                                                              | 21091546                                                                                                                              | 6346350                                                                                                                               | 6860790                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 85791751                                                                                                                              | 67215218                                                                                                                              | 27479208                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 4026663                                                                                                                               | 4039560                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 1050361                                                                                                                               | 3215437                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                                                                | 22221746                                                                                                                              | 30398337                                                                                                                              | 19079568                                                                                                                              | 6940660                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                     | 8331000                                                                                                                               | 3182749                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                                                                | 2829000                                                                                                                               | 2564384                                                                                                                               | 5454113                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                            | 3433898                                                                                                                               | 3509519                                                                                                                               | 1181790                                                                                                                               | 2328165                                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                                                                             | 2372423                                                                                                                               | 2375010                                                                                                                               | 1976326                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 107370                                                                                                                                | 1715310                                                                                                                               | 1582470                                                                                                                               | 3338820                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                    | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                            | 9024302                                                                                                                               | 11866736                                                                                                                              | 1766858                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 1683981                                                                                                                               | 6904581                                                                                                                               | 2218403                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 36057388                                                                                                                              | 45252818                                                                                                                              | 37791760                                                                                                                              | 5563170                                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 1511290                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                       | Grand Total                                                                                                                           | 400000000                                                                                                                             | 445000000                                                                                                                             | 217537744                                                                                                                             | 62953063                                                                                                                              |

| Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                                                                                      | (Amount in Rs)                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                | 2013-14 7416000                                                                      | 2014-15 7232000                                                                      | 2015-16 0                                                                            | 27.07.2016) 0                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                            | 5388000                                                                              | 6360000                                                                              | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                            | 4896000                                                                              | 3044800                                                                              | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                             | 0                                                                                    | 10392000                                                                             | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 9375300                                                                              | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
|                                                                                      | Grand Total                                                                          | 27075300                                                                             | 27028800                                                                             | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |

| Details of Funds released under the Scheme Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | (Rs. in Lakh)                                                                                             |
| S.No.                                                                                                     | Name of the State/UT                                                                                      | 2013-14                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                   | 2016-17(as on 27.07.2016)                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 3000.000                                                                                                  | 2000.000                                                                                                  | 3240.000                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                                  | 75.000                                                                                                    | 0.000                                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                         | Chattisgarh                                                                                               | 1422.900                                                                                                  | 2223.750                                                                                                  | 1809.630                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                   | 1000.000                                                                                                  | 1091.000                                                                                                  | 898.100                                                                                                   | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                 | 378.208                                                                                                   | 301.326                                                                                                   | 1627.379                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                    | 600.000                                                                                                   | 600.000                                                                                                   | 0.000                                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                 | 26.679                                                                                                    | 8.584                                                                                                     | 836.303                                                                                                   | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | 4500.000                                                                                                  | 4272.940                                                                                                  | 4491.920                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                               | 2610.000                                                                                                  | 1900.000                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                   | 100.000                                                                                                   | 47.500                                                                                                    | 100.000                                                                                                   | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                        | Orissa                                                                                                    | 2000.000                                                                                                  | 2500.000                                                                                                  | 3373.920                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                 | 700.000                                                                                                   | 1500.000                                                                                                  | 1076.090                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                | 2026.757                                                                                                  | 128.349                                                                                                   | 1118.893                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                   | 950.000                                                                                                   | 826.540                                                                                                   | 895.560                                                                                                   | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                      | 600.000                                                                                                   | 1439.035                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                        | Uttrakhand                                                                                                | 0.000                                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                               | 1300.000                                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                                                     | 447.600                                                                                                   | 0.000                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                           | TOTAL                                                                                                     | 20689.544                                                                                                 | 17999.989                                                                                                 | 21354.430                                                                                                 | 0.000                                                                                                     |

| Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | (Amount in Rs)                                                                                                   | (Amount in Rs)                                                                                                   | (Amount in Rs)                                                                                                   | (Amount in Rs)                                                                                                   |
| S.No.                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                            | 2013-14                                                                                                          | 2014-15                                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                                          | 2016-17(as on 27.07.2016)                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                | 5207920                                                                                                          | 193107731                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 1295053                                                                                                          | 4271709                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 4407038                                                                                                          | 3925448                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 145999463                                                                                                        | 194219225                                                                                                        | 171232411                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                | 4442520                                                                                                          | 2107200                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | 68593579                                                                                                         | 57103228                                                                                                         | 14357845                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | 9473800                                                                                                          | 3600400                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                           | 162255734                                                                                                        | 26507661                                                                                                         | 104081259                                                                                                        | 8420338                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 10976580                                                                                                         | 9665119                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                | 41056770                                                                                                         | 48075810                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                |
| Total                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                            | 403001247                                                                                                        | 350000000                                                                                                        | 532962256                                                                                                        | 8420338                                                                                                          |