MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the
House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 383 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21ST
DECEMBER, 2011, ASKED BY SHRI PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAO AND
SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI REGARDING FUNDS TO NGOs UNDER SSA
(a) & (b): The Ministry of Human Resource Development
(MHRD) provides funds to State Implementation Societies
registered under the Societies Registration Act by the State
Governments for implementation of activities under the Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme. Funds are spent as per the
norms laid down in the SSA Manual on Financial Management
and Procurement and the State Government Rules. The State
Implementation Societies associate Non Governmental
Organisations (NGOs) for some activities, such as Inclusive
Education for children with special needs, Special Training
for out of school children, Training for School Management
Committee members, etc.
MHRD also provides funds to NGOs under the scheme of
Innovative and Experimental Education under SSA. The
details of the funds released under the said scheme to
various NGOs during the last three years and the current
year, State-wise are at Annexure-I.
(c): The proposals received from the NGOs under the
scheme of Innovative and Experimental Education are
forwarded to the concerned State Governments for their
comments. A Field Inspection Team (FIT) is constituted with
one member each from MHRD, an educational institute and the
SSA State Implementing Society for the respective State. The
proposal along with recommendations of FIT and comments from
the State Government are considered by the Grant-In-Aid
Committee (GIAC) chaired by the Secretary, Department of
School Education and Literacy. Funds are released in two
equal instalments. After completion of 1st year of the
approved project, a Joint Evaluation Team (JET) comprising
one member each of GIAC, MHRD and a representative of the
concerned State Government reviews the progress of
implementation by field visits.
(d): No instance of irregularities, mismanagement,
corruption and violation of guidelines by the NGOs supported
under the scheme of Innovative and Experimental Education
have been reported during the last three years.
(e): Does not arise.
