Dear Editor,
NGOs across the country have been getting grants from the Government of India for decades. It is a matter of concern that there is no check on their functioning, neither by the Centre nor State Government through a special body. The result is that number of NGOs are defunct, but are still getting the funds regularly. There are some NGOs that are either run by individual families with the required number of members from their own families. Crores of rupees are being siphoned off with no output. The money is going down the drains as no benefit is percolated to the needy. There should be stringent laws through which delinquents can be blacklisted and prosecuted, and if need be, civil and criminal action could be initiated against them. Onus should be on the State Government to ensure transparency under the scheme.
Kirpa Ram,
Udhampur