Norms for Financial Assistance to NGOs

·      Registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXl of 1860) or any relevant Act of the State / Union Territory; or

·      A Public Trust registered under the law for the time being in force; or,

·      A charitable company licensed under Section 25 of the Companies Act,    1958; or,

·      Indian Red Cross Society or its branches; and/ or

·      Any other public body or institution having a legal status of its own;

·      The voluntary organization should have been registered for, at least three years, at the time of applying for grant under the scheme. This can, however, be waived by the Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in exceptional cases.

·      Number of Scheduled Caste beneficiaries is not less than 60% in Cases          of voluntary organizations.

·      Any other organization or training institution of repute, which may be approved by the Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

·      Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)/ Voluntary Organizations (VOs) must    have had a Bank Account maintained and operated in the name of NGOs/VOs for the last three years.

·            It is not run for profit to any individual or a body of individuals except in case of training institutions of repute.

·      The institute should have been registered at least for a period of 3 years as on date of notification inviting applications from States/UTs/Coaching Institutions for empanelment by the Ministry.

·      The institute should have been fully functional for a minimum period of 3 years at the time of applying under this Scheme and having a minimum enrolment of 100 students in the courses each year for at least two years, immediately prior to the year in which selected for empanelment.

·      The institute must have proper infrastructure to meet all requirements for providing coaching in the courses applied for.

·      The institutions/NGO are selected for empanelment based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee constituted under the scheme.

·      The Implementing Agencies shall have a properly constituted managing body with its powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down in written Constitution; It shall have an appropriate administrative structure and a duly constituted Managing/Executive Committee;

·      The organization is initiated and governed by its own members on democratic principles.

·      The aims and objects of the organization and programmes in fulfillment of those aims and objects are specifically laid down;

·      The Implementing Agencies shall not run for profit to any individual or a body of individuals; They should possess proven credentials and capabilities to handle such projects.

·     It should have a properly constituted managing body with its powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down in writing.

·     The Organization should have resources, facilities and experience for undertaking the programme.

·     The Organization should have ordinarily existed for a period of two years. However, this would not be applicable if an organization is directly running under the control of State Government.

·     Organizations registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 or Public Trust Act or a non-profit company under section  8 of the Companies Act, 2013;

·     In existence for a minimum period of two years.

·     Registered under Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995/ Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

·     Registered on the Niti Aayog Portal, NGO – Darpan.

·     Properly constituted managing body, facilities & experience for undertaking the project, not to run for profit to any individual or a body of individual.