Question : Implementation of Schemes of the Government

(a) Whether work of implementation of several schemes of the Government is entrusted to several non-Governmental organizations/agencies at regional level;
(b) If so, whether the required payment has been made to these organizations/agencies which were entrusted with the work of imparting training in the most under-developed areas through Tailoring/Embroidery centers or other socially useful programmes;
( c) If not, the details thereof and the reasons for not making the payment; and
(d) Whether the government proposes to set up any concrete payment mechanism so as to ensure the payment on completion of work?

(a) to (d) : Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing a Scheme called Jan Shikshan Sansthan through Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for skilling of Non-literate, Neo-literate and persons having rudimentary education.
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There are 231 eligible Jan Shikshan Sansthans for the implementation of the Scheme spread all over India. There is a provision of Annual Grant of Rs. 50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lacs) for each Jan Shikshan Sansthan.
Payments are being made through Grant-in-aid in two instalments. The First Instalment of Annual Grant is released at the beginning of Financial Year after obtaining the provisional Utilization Certificate and provisional statement of Accounts of the previous Financial Year. The second instalment of Grant is released after the issuance of Utilization Statement by the Government of India on the basis of audited statement of Accounts and Utilization Certificate of the preceding Financial Year. While doing so, the unspent balances available with the JSSs or reimbursements, if any due to them, is also adjusted.