Organizations eligible for grants and financial assistance
(a) Organizations eligible for grants / financial assistance
- Self-help groups
- Advocacy and self-advocacy organizations.
- Parents & Community Organizations working for mobilization and bring about change in social attitude
- Psychological and emotional support service
- Community based rehabilitation organizations
- Organizations working in the field of disability sector including those for labour market programmes, vocational training, social insurance, providing support services, stress management and social isolation eradication to PwDs.
- Organisations under administrative control of Central/State Govt. including Departments, Universities, institutions, colleges etc.
(b) Eligibility Norms
(i) A minimum three year standing as a registered organization for organisations under 4(a) including organisations under Registration of Societies Act 1860, or a Public Trust registered under Indian Trust Act 1982 or the Charitable and Religious Endowment Act, 1920 or a corporation registered under Section 8 Companies Act, etc. or registered under any relevant Act of the Central/State/Union Territory.
(ii) The organization should be non-profit and not-for-profit organization or use its profits, if any, or other income in promoting charitable objectives.
(iii) Organisations under administrative control of Central/State Govt. including Departments, Universities, institutions, colleges etc. or a Corporation registered under Section 8 Companies Act, etc. or registered under any relevant Act of the Central/State/Union Territory is exempted from the conditions of registration under PwD Act.
(iv) Last three years duly audited and properly maintained accounts and income tax return and published Annual Report.
(v) The relevant activity for which grant / financial assistance is sought should reflect in their Memorandum of Association as one of the activities.
(vi) Only such organizations as have a good track record in the related field may be considered for grants.
(vii) In the case of NGOs, recommendation from State Govt. for the proposal is required.
(c) Terms and conditions to be agreed by the organisations:-
- In the case of NGOs, the organizations have to get registered on NITI Aayog portal not later than 1st January, 2016 and submit their unique ID number with the proposal.
- A certificate that the organization will not get financial assistance from other source for the same component.
- Income from the event, if any, will be reflected in the audited accounts of the organisation.
- Separate Bank account for Grant-in-aid received will be opened by the organisation.
- All transactions more than Rs. 20,000/- will be made by the organisation through account payee cheque/ECS.
- NGOs to ensure participation of local elected public representatives (Hon’ble MP, MLA etc.) and representatives of district administration in any such programme/event and send documents in the form of CD and photographs of their programme.
- The proposal of organisation will be considered only if it provides details of activities, dates, place, participants, items wise budget components and outcome of the programmes.
- NGO will maintain a website and prominently display details of grant-in-aid received, purpose thereof, events organized and list of participants with photographs and videos. NGO shall also submit/furnish alongwith every proposal a self-declaration that the organisation has not been black listed by any competent agency.
- The organisation will be open to inspection by an officer/third party agency authorized by the Department.
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The gap between GIA and budget estimate should be borne by the organization and the organization has to provide a written ation in this regard. However, in case, the organisation is unable to bear the gap between budget estimate for the proposal and GIA recommended by GIA Committee of the Department, a revised proposal on the basis of recommendation of GIA Committee is to be sent by the organisation.