Question : FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NGOS



(a) the number of Non-Governmental Organization’s(NGOs) in West Bengal that have received the financial assistance under Maulana Azad Education Foundation(MAEF) during each of last three years and current year;

(b) the funds sanctioned by the Government through MAEF to various States/UTs during the said period, State/UT-wise;

(c) the amount of scholarships given and hostels created through MAEF during the said period, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether any proposal has been received from the Government of West Bengal to establish hostels under MAEF;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the criterion for application of funds for sanctioning scholarships to different States every year?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI NINONG ERING)

(a): The details of Non-Governmental Organization’s(NGOs) in West Bengal that have received the financial assistance under Maulana Azad Education Foundation(MAEF) during each of last three years and current year are given below:

Year	NGOs Assisted	Amount(Rs.)
2010-11	NIL	0
2011-12	1.Beluni Jankalyan Sangha,	1,500,000	PO: Dholahat, Block: Kulpi,	Distt: South 24-Parganas	2. Charaktala Manab Sampad	500,000	Bikash Samiti, Vill:	Charaktala, PO:Gangaprasad,	Distt: Malda-732207(WB)
2012-13	1. Muslim Welfare &	1,500,000	Educational Trust, 40/4B,	Ekbalpore Lane, Kolkata(WB)
2013-14	Nil	0
(as on
20.04.
2013)	Total	35,000,000
(b): No fund is sanctioned by the Government through MAEF to various State/UTs. However, the MAEF has sanctioned grant-in-aid of Rs. 40.24 crore to 305 NGOs in various State/UTs during the last three years. The Year-wise/State-wise list is enclosed as Annexure-I.

(c): The MAEF has sanctioned scholarships of Rs. 72.22 crore to 60182 meritorious girl students belonging to minorities during the last three years. The State-wise/UT-wise list is enclosed as Annexure-II.

The MAEF has also sanctioned funds to 68 NGOs for constructions of hostel buildings during the last three years. The State-wise list of 68 NGOs is enclosed as Annexure-III.

(d)&(e): No Madam.

(f): The MAEF allocates funds for scholarship on the basis of minorities’ population in different States/UTs as per 2001 Census.