Ngos belling the cat

The registered societies engaged in social work and activism, which in course of time came to be known as N.G.Os' full form No-government Organizations. The word which over the time has acquired a halo of prestige. have now come under scanner, amidst serious allegation of corruption and of siphoning off grants among others and the final nail coming from no other but the powerful Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

In its latest report the C.A.G has alleged that a sum of Rs.7000 cores was granted to the Ngoc’s for various social projects till 1999 against which a total sum of Rs.7535 crores has not been accounted for by the NGOs. The Government was supposed to receive 30517 utilization certificates against the grant, prompting the department to demand that the NGO's prompting the department to demand that the NGOs be brought under statutory cover.

CAPART, Council for Advancement of People Action in Rural Technology was established in year 1986 to implement various approved socio-politico-economic aimed at urban and rural crippled segment of the society. CAPART is supposed to provide financial aid and guide lines to NGOs and monitor progress of those who have received grants from it.

The first budgetary allocation to provide financial aid to the NGOs was made in seventh five year plan-1190-1995.

Mr. S.B Medhi, observer of National Human Rights Commission of India has alleged that the NGO's in India has emerged as global corporate.

Intelligence Bureau of India has alleged in report that a bribe of Rs. seven lakh was given by an Ngo in a central Government Ministry to procure a grant of Rs. 60 lakhs approx sanctioned in its favor.
The Manipur State Government has taken a lead in the matter by forming a high power nodal agency to monitor the functioning and utilization of funds by NGOs in the state.

There are demands for legislation of new laws to make the NGOs transparent, democratic and to bring them under the purview of rights to information Act 2005 and to put a check on registration and recognition of societies.

The judge has suggested that the expert services of the NGo's may be availed of, sanse finance on partnership basis in select fields on merit basis.

Most of the societies are registered under Societies Registration Act, 1886, with the Registrar of Societies by following a simple procedure and payment of nominal fees.