More than 600 daycare centers received up to 6 lakh per child in foreign funds in 2018-2019 (representation)
New Delhi:
More than 600 childcare facilities, run by NGOs and housing 28,000 children, received up to Rs 6 lakh per child in foreign funds in 2018-2019, far more than the estimated average expenditure, the main body said. defense of the rights of the child of the CNPCR by expressing its fears possible financial irregularities.
In a random analysis of information on 638 ICCs managed by NGOs in five states, the National Commission for the Protection of Children’s Rights (CNPCR) found that in 2018-2019, the average amount collected was between Rs 2 , 12 lakh and Rs 6.60 lakh per child and it is currently planning a nationwide exercise to examine the foreign funding and spending of these NGOs, according to Priyank Kanoongo, president of the CNPCR.
In this exercise, the data available on the website of the Law on the Regulation of Foreign Contributions (FCRA) of the Ministry of the Interior (fcraonline.nic.in) for the year 2018-2019 was used.
According to the child welfare system, the expenditure per child per year, including all recurrent expenses, is approximately 60,000 rupees.
“Such a large amount of money raised by NGOs has raised concerns about possible misappropriation of funds. We will conduct a country-wide exercise and, accordingly, action will be taken,” Kanoongo said. at PTI.
He said a “country-wide analysis” of foreign funds received by childcare institutions run by NGOs will be carried out.
Data from childcare facilities in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states were analyzed.
In Andhra Pradesh, 145 CCIs run by NGOs received 409 crore rupees for 6,202 children. This equates to an annual expenditure of Rs 6.6 lakh per child.
In Telangana, 67 CCIs of this type received Rs 145 crore for 3,735 children. This amounts to spending Rs 3.88 lakh per child.
In Kerala, 107 CCIs run by NGOs received Rs 85.39 crore for 4,242 children, which means annual expenditure of 2.01 lakh per child.
In Karnataka, 45 CCIs run by NGOs received 66.62 crore rupees for 3,111 children. This amounts to spending Rs 2.14 lakh per child, according to the analysis.
In Tamil Nadu, 274 of these CCIs received 248 crore rupees for 1,1702 children or 2.12 lakh rupees per child, he said.
