in 2011, ngos in india received rs 10,334 crore from overseas
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Who are the NGOs in India with maximum funding in India? Which are the countries funding them? How many NGOs are registered under the law?TRANSCRIPT
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IN 2011, NGOs IN INDIA
RECEIVED RS 10,334 CRORE
FROM OVERSEAS
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Who are the NGOs in India with maximum funding in India? Which are the
countries funding them? How many NGOs are registered under the law?
Following the Intelligence Bureau report that foreign-funded non-governmental
organisations such as Greenpeace, Amnesty and ActionAid are serving foreign
interests and pose a danger to national security, the overseas donations received by all
NGOs have come under the scanner.
It appears that the IB report has really shaken up the administration and that they are
now investigating all NGOs and their funding. According to available figures, the extent
of funding is not small at all. Some 23,172 NGOs across India received foreign
contribution amounting to Rs 10,997.35 crore in 2008-09. In 2009-10, some 22,275
NGOs received funds amounting to Rs 10,431.12 crore and in 2010-11, some 22,735
NGOs received Rs 10,334.12 crore.
According to the Foreign Funding Contribution (Regulation) Act, it is mandatory for
NGOs to be registered under this law to receive funds from abroad. Figures reveal that
only 38,436 associations are registered under the act, of which 21,508 groups have
received funds amounting to over Rs 10,000 crore. NGOs in Delhi top the list with Rs
1815.91 crores. Tamil Nadu with Rs 1663.31 crores and Andhra Pradesh (Rs 1324.87
crores) come second and third in this list.
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Explaining the dangers of receiving foreign funding, R Vaidyanathan, professor
(finance) and UTI chair professor in the area of capital market studies at the Indian
Institute of Management, Bangalore, says, “Many NGOs that do receive foreign funding
are not covered under the Right to Information Act. Hence, finding information about
their finances becomes difficult. Additionally, some groups don’t even have websites,
which only makes it more cumbersome to find out details about their finances.”
He added, “Furthermore, foreign funding means the agenda of the NGO is being
decided by foreigners. This is clearly evident from the issues being raised. A couple of
years, everyone was talking about HIV, but today no one talks about it. Why? Has it
been eradicated? Today, everyone has turned their focus on rapes, trying to portray to
the world that the phenomenon is particular only to India. Greenpeace is quick to say
no to coal, nuclear power and hydel power. Do they expect Indians to live on candle
light? The poorest of the poor in India should be helped, provided with aid, but with
Indian rupee and not US dollar.”
An IB official, who was part of the team that prepared the report, adds that the NGOs
which have come under the scanner have great purchasing power. “They pay off
people to stage protests and their only intention is to hamper growth. They get obscene
amounts of money and the agenda is set by the foreign countries that want to ensure
that India is not self-reliant,” he alleges.
He added that taking cognisance of the IB report, the Indian government is likely to set
up a special team to look into the issue. The officer elaborated, “There is going to be no
mercy shown to those who have fallen prey to foreign agenda and are trying to weaken
India. They will need to come clean on their funding and we shall find out where they
have received every single paisa from.”
CURRENTLY THE CBI IS PROBING THE FUNDING RECEIVED BY THE FOLLOWING NGOS:
NGO NAME LOCATION
Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam Coimbatore
Reach Nilgiris
Abul Kalam Azad Islamic Awakening Centre New Delhi
Khwaja Khushal Charitable Trust Muzaffarnagar
Anjumane Hussamia Educational Association Hyderabad
Vishwa Dharmayatan Trust New Delhi
Shri Ratnesh Khandelwal Mumbai
Heritage Foundation Uttar Pradesh
IGEP Foundation New Delhi
Samast Muslim Khalifa Sunnatwal Jamat Navsari Gujarat
Evangelical Lutheran Church Madhya Pradesh
Tuticorin Diocese Association Tuticorin
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In addition to this, another list of NGOs are being investigated by the respective state
police forces. They are:
Rajasthan Harvest Ministries, Jaipur; Matsyagandhi Mahila Welfare Association,
Andhra Pradesh; Madrasa Jamiyad Ravatul-e-Hat, Gujarat; Mount View Academy,
Madurai, and Reach International Education and Social Welfare Trust, Tamil Nadu;
Bhartiya Cattle Resource Development, New Delhi; Good Vision, Kanyakumari; Trust
for Rural Uplift and Education, Tirunelveli; AID India, Chennai; Saccer, Nagercoil, Tamil
Nadu; and Centre for Promotion of Social Concern, Tamil Nadu.
BLACKLISTED NGOS
There are 833 NGOs which have been blacklisted, as they were found to be misusing
funds. Of these, 192 were from Andhra Pradesh, 125 from Bihar, 83 from Tamil Nadu,
75 from Karnataka, 72 from Uttar Pradesh, 42 from Rajasthan and 35 from Kerala.
In addition to this, 32 from Orissa, 26 from West Bengal, 24 from Maharashtra, 23 from
Delhi, 20 from Haryana, 18 from Manipur, 15 from Madhya Pradesh, 13 from Gujarat,
10 from Nagaland, eight from Jharkhand, five each from Mizoram and Himachal
Pradesh, three from Jammu and Kashmir, two from Pondicherry and one each from
Arunchal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya and Uttaranchal.
BIGGEST DONORS
United States: Rs 3105.73 crores.
Germany: Rs 1046.3 crores.
United Kingdom: Rs 1038.68 crores.
BIGGEST BENEFACTORS
Gospel for Asia Inc, USA: Rs 232.71 crores.
Fundacion Vicente Ferrer, Spain: Rs 228.60 crores.
World Vision Global Centre, USA: Rs 197.62 crores.
BIGGEST BENEFICIARIES
World Vision of India in Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Rs 208.94 crores
Rural Development Trust, Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh: Rs 151.31 crores
Shri Sevasubramania Nadar Educational Charitable Trust, Chennai: Rs. 94.28 crores