Report of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on NGO’s

During 2008-09, Grant-in-aid to 1768 Non governmental organisations were released under various schemes, based on their satisfactory performance. In ongoing cases, their satisfactory performance was recommended by the State Governments after their inspection by field functionaries.

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment does not register any Non Governmental Organisations.

92 Non Governmental Organisations have been blacklisted or to whom release of further Grants-in-aid have been suspended broadly due to mis-utilisation of funds, diversion of funds for purposes for which the grant was not sanctioned and falsification of documents etc.

This information was given by Shri D. Napolean , the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.