(a) the amount sanctioned to NGOs of Andhra Pradesh for
the upliftment of education in rural areas;
(b) whether any complaints regarding misappropriation and
misutilisation of funds have been received by the Union
Government from the State; and
(c) if so, the action taken/proposed to be taken by the
Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)
(a): An amount of approximately Rs. 8.98 crore has been
sanctioned to NGOs in Andhra Pradesh during 1999-2000, under
various educational schemes viz., Non-Formal Education, Adult
Education, Strengthening of Boarding and Hostel Facilities to
Girls Students of Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools and
Promotion of Sanskrit.
(b) & (c): Schemes generally have inbuilt mechanism for
post-sanction monitoring. Periodic inspection visits are also
conducted by the officers of the Ministry. A task force has
also been constituted to monitor the utilisation of funds.