In the fiscal year 2009-2010 Rs 10,337.59 Crore was received by Indian NGOs as foreign contribution.
133 organisations received above 10 Crores, 179 others managed to raise funds worth 5-10 Crores while 1594 NGO received funds in the range of 1-5 Crores. Other 19602 organisations registered under FCRA (2009-10) got less than a crore.
A comparative study reveals that in 1991-92, only 249 organisations received foreign funds above a crore. This number increased to 684 in 1999-2000 which further rose to 1906 by 2009-10.
The immense growth in the foreign funds brings a ray of hope that aam aadmi will be benefitted. But this also invites the anomalies if not checked properly.
The immense growth in the foreign funds brings a ray of hope that aam aadmi will be benefitted. But this also invites the anomalies if not checked properly.
With the permission of receiving foreign money, FCRA requires that FC-3 must be filed by NGO even if no foreign contribution is received in a year. However only about 60-70% of NGOs registered under FCRA file FC-3 regularly. The balance 30-40% seems to be quite consistent in not filing their FC-3 in time.
Such response by NGOs to FCRA gives a glimpse of the level of difficulty faced by an AAM AADMI interested in social audit/inspection of records maintained by them (NGOs).
By Lav Vashishtha, for AAM AADMI Movement
By Lav Vashishtha, for AAM AADMI Movement
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