(a) whether the Government has conducted any survey on the working of Non-
Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the country;
(b) if so, the number of NGOs working in the country;
(c) whether a number of NGOs functioning in the country have managed to get
assistance from some Ministries in spite of their being blacklisted by many
Ministries;
(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
(e) the details of steps the Government has taken to check the misuse of the
Government funds?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING (SHRI M.V. RAJASEKHARAN)
(a): No, Sir.
(b): The exact number is not known, as no survey has been conducted by Government.
However, a study conducted in 2002 by the Society for Participatory Research in Asia
(PRIA), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has estimated their number to be
approximately 12 lakh.
(c) to (e): The list of blacklisted NGOs is given wide publicity among the Ministries /
Departments and other Government agencies. Care is taken to ensure that blacklisted
NGOs do not get assistance from Ministries /Departments.