Improving NGO Workings - Inputs on Solutions
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State of NGOs in India - Key Root Causes
1. Government supervision on NGOs is weak
2. No dedicated body to check the workings of the NGOs
3. Setting up an NGO is quite an easy process
4. Rules and regulations are not clear and NGOs often bend them in their favour
5. Many NGOs are run by big businessmen to off load their black money
6. Many NGOs are politically driven and supported
7. Many NGOs have been getting away with illegal/non-impactful work for decades
8. Policies make it easier to get funds/land from Government for NGOs
9. Many genuine NGOs lack the capability of raising funds
10. NGOs are not good paymasters and hence people do not like to work for them
11. Many NGOs depend on the community support for their livelihood
12. NGOs don’t do audits for years
13. There is a lack of transparency and accountability in the NGO system
14. Many NGOs bribe the authorities to keep their transactions going.
State of NGOs in India - Key Issues
1. Some NGOs are being used for money laundering
2. Most of the NGOs do not provide their source of funds
3. Many NGOs carry some hidden agenda
4. NGOs are not listed & categorized by their work
5. Most of the NGOs are working just to oppose Government’s developing projects
6. Some foreign countries are funding NGOs to spread their agenda
7. Many NGOs are being used for political purposes
8. Improper accounting system is being followed by NGOs
9. In many cases, NGOs are only set up to get funds/land from the Government
10. In many cases, NGOs pay bribes to secure funds from Government and then conduct fraud, inappropriate or illegal activities
11. Many NGOs are run by big companies with some vested interest
12. Many genuine NGOs are short of funds, while fake or fraud ones manage to get huge funds
13. Genuine NGOs are not able to attract good talent
14. In a lot of cases, the NGOs are not able to execute their plans
15. There is a lack of transparency in the working of most NGOs. more