GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 77
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10-08-2007

GRANTS TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS

77. SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
be pleased to state:

(a) the number of non-Governmental organisations/voluntary organisations which got grants from the Ministry of Science & Technology;

(b) the amount allocated to each organisations during the last three years; and

(c) the criteria adopted for sanctioning the amount to such organisations?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES
(KAPIL SIBAL)

(a) & (b): 549 non-Governmental organisations/voluntary organisations received grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology during the last three years namely, 2004-05, 2005-06 & 2006-07. The total amount allocated to these organizations was Rs. 84,49,68,061/-.

(c) These organizations are sanctioned funds for undertaking projects, conducting workshops and training programmes, based on proposals received from them. Each proposal is carefully evaluated by the Ministry through internal scrutiny, peer group reviews and committees of experts before sanctioning funds. Multiple criteria are applied before sanctioning projects and would include relevance of the project for societal benefits, competence and experience of organizations, competence of project investigators and need assessment for projects.