(a) whether any financial assistance has been provided to any Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) under the various schemes of the Ministry in Jharkhand;
(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years;
(c) the names of the NGOs which have been provided the said financial assistance along with the details of work done by them;
(d) whether the Government has conducted any review of the said work; and
(e) if so, the outcome thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)
(a) to (c) : Yes, Madam. The Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports provides financial assistance to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for conducting
various programmes viz. Youth Leadership and Personality Development; Promotion of National Integration; Promotion of Adventure; Development and Empowerment of Adolescent; and Technical and Resource Development under National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD) Scheme. No financial assistance was provided to any Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) from the State of Jharkhand during the last three years as no proposal had been received under the above scheme through the State Government.
Similarly, Department of Sports provides financial assistance to NGOs under the Scheme of Sports and Games for the Disabled. Under this scheme, grants are provided for sports coaching and purchase of consumables & non-consumable sports equipment for Schools, for training of Coaches and for holding District, State & National level competitions for the disabled. The details of Financial Assistance released to NGOs from the State of Jharkhand during the last three years are given at Annexure.
(d) & (e) : Grants to NGOs are given only after scrutiny of audited statement of accounts and submission of utilization certificate to the effect that the grants were utilized for the purpose for which it is sanctioned. The utilization of grants under the Scheme of Sports and Games for the Disabled is regularly monitored by the Department. Reports from State Disability Commissioners are also obtained on the functioning of the institutes and utilization of Government funds by them.