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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