(a) whether the Government has received complaints with regard to misuse of funds provided to
various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)/Voluntary Organisations (VOs) under the
different welfare schemes of the Ministry;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government is contemplating to set up a National panel to check misuse of
the Government funds by the NGOs/VOs;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the preventive measures taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI P. BALRAM NAIK)
(a) & (b): The Ministry has received 69 complaints in respect of misuse of funds by
the Non-Governmental Organisations under various welfare schemes of the Ministry.
(c) to (e) : There is no such proposal to set up any panel. The Ministry ensures the
utilization of funds under various schemes/programmes in the following ways:
(i) Fresh/subsequent releases of grants to implementing agencies during a year are
made only on receipt of Utilization Certificates in respect of previous year’s grants,
which have become due.
(ii) Review of schemes/programmes by the officers of the Ministry during their visits to
the States.
(iii) The schemes/programmes implemented through NGOs are also expected to be monitored by
respective State Governments/UT Administrations.
(iv) The Ministry also sponsors evaluation studies from time to time through independent
evaluation agencies, inter alia, to check proper utilization of funds by the implementing
agencies under various Schemes/Programmes.
(v) In the event of proven misappropriation of funds by an NGO, the Ministry initiates
action to blacklist the NGO.