SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT MINISTRY SANCTIONS OVER 7,000 PROPOSALS OF NGOs FOR GRANT-IN-AID

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RAJYA SABHA

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has sanctioned 7,171 proposals received from Non-Governmental Organisations for grant-in-aid during the last three years. Giving this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Nagmani said that these proposals were sanctioned out of over eleven thousand applications received in this regard. He said that 324 proposals are pending while the rest have not been found suitable for sanction.

Giving details, Shri Nagmani said that highest number of 2,764 proposals were received from NGOs working for the welfare of Scheduled Castes. He said that 340 proposals out of 620 received were sanctioned in 2000-01, 453 proposals out 820 in 2001-02 and 399 out of 1323 proposals during 2002-03. Shri Nagmani said that 2,118 proposals were received from NGOs to Promote Voluntary Action for Persons with Disabilities followed by 1,715 proposals for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse. He said 1,847 proposals were sanctioned for Promotion of Voluntary Action for Persons with Disabilities while 950 proposals were sanctioned for Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.