Question : GRANTS TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS

(a) the details of grants-in-aid provided to voluntary organisations and societies for implementing various schemes of the Ministry during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) the achievements therefrom during the said period;

(c) whether the Government is satisfied with the results achieved so far;

(d) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;

(e) whether some organisations have failed to submit utilization certificates against the funds allocated to them; and

(f) if so, the details thereof organisation-wise, and the remedial measures being taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER OF CULTURE (SHRIMATI CHANDRESH KUMARI KATOCH)

(a): Details of financial assistance/ grants released by the Ministry of Culture to various voluntary organizations and societies etc., engaged in cultural activities, during each of the last three years and current year are given in Annexure-I. No State/UT-wise allocations are made under any of these schemes.

(b),(c) & (d): As a part of its larger mandate to protect, preserve and promote the art, culture and rich heritage of the country, this Ministry implements various Schemes under which financial assistance is provided to voluntary organizations and societies, etc. However, it is not possible to quantify the achievements.

(e) and (f): Yes, Madam. Details of Utilization Certificates (UC) which were due for these years are as follows:-

Year	No. of UCs pending
2010-11	446
2011-12	1299
2012-13	164