Question : GRANTS TO NGOs



(a) the budget under grant-in-aids to NGOs during the last three financial years; and

(b) the grants actually sanctioned/ released during the said period for various states especially for Bihar?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT(SMT. D PURANDESWARI)

(a) & (b) The Budget under grants-in-aids to NGOs and the amount sanctioned/ released during the last three financial years are as follows:


(Rs. in lakhs) Year Budgetary Grants Grants sanctioned/ Provision sanctioned/ released to NGOs for NGOs of released to in Bihar out of various NGOs in various total release States/UTs States/UTs

Scheme of Innovative and Experimental Programme for Education at Elementary level

2006-07 There is 595.98 157.65 no separate budget 2007-08 for 308.96 85.00 grants- in-aid to NGOs 2008-09 under NIL NIL this scheme

Scheme of Integrated Education for the Disabled Children (IEDC)

2006-07 6000.00 5129.00

2007-08 12000.00 7611.00

2008-09 7000.00 6513.00

Assistance to NGOs and Non-NGOs under Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)/ State Resource Centre (SRC)

2006-07 7340.00 5433.31 258.56

2007-08 7300.00 6375.52 333.87

2008-09 8074.00 7286.54 393.83

Scheme for Financial Assistance to Agencies for Strengthening of Education in Human Values

2006-07 300.00 280.21 0.99

2007-08 300.00 285.55 1.00

2008-09 300.00 183.24 0.00

Scheme of Strengthening of Voluntary Organisations for Promotion of UNESCO’s aims and objectives

2006-07 3.00

2007-08 230.00 NIL# NIL

2008-09 50.00 NIL# NIL

Scheme of Assistance to Institutions of Higher Learning

2006-07 100.00 70.00 NIL

2007-08 NIL NIL NIL

2008-09 NIL NIL NIL

Assistance to Centre for Studies in Civilization for project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy & Culture

2006-07 160.00 152.00 NIL

2007-08 175.00 174.96 NIL

2008-09 180.00 106.00 NIL

Assistance to Association of Indian Universities

2006-07 75.00 75.00 NIL

2007-08 75.00 75.00 NIL

2008-09 87.00 77.33 NIL

# The scheme was under review in the year 2007-08 & 2008-09. Hence no regular grants were released to NGOs.