NGOs receiving funds from Govt. of Odisha( Bulletin-23), CDMO office, Ganjam district
Pradip Pradhan
NGOs receiving funds from Govt. of Odisha( Bulletin-23)
Office of Chief District Medical Officer, Ganjam District
Dear friends
Many people from different sections have requested me to put in public domain about NGOs/ corporate house backed NGOs/ Delhi-based NGOs / NGOs promoted by bureaucrats mainly IAS officers funded by State Govt. to carry out development projects in the state. In fact, many corporate bodies have formed their own NGOs and taking huge amount of fund from Govt. in the name of their NGOs influencing or bribing the state bureaucracy. Similarly, many Delhi-based NGOs who do not have any experience or any infrastructure in the state have been awarded huge amount of fund from state Govt. to carry out various welfare works. Many IAS officers, political leaders and Govt. itself have promoted their own NGOs engaging their relatives to get fund from Govt. in the name of awareness programme or welfare activities.
In my pursuit of understanding functioning of the NGOs in the state and funds provided to them for various works, I had submitted RTI on dt. 26.2.13 to 12 important Departments to get the information about it. After receiving my application, The PIO, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management forwarded my application to all departments. The PIOs of all Depts forwarded the same to their all subordinate offices to provide the information directly to me. In the meantime, I have received voluminous of information about NGOs funded by Govt., MOU signed with them, period of work and amount already sanctioned. Keeping in view the voluminous information obtained from different offices, I have decided to put in public domain in Public Authority-wise from time to time. So that the readers can spend less time to go through it and give their comments.
The information provided on 30.3.13 by the Office of Chief District Medical Officer, Ganjam District is as follows.
|
Sl.No |
Name of NGO/Agency |
Period of Agreement /MOU signed with date |
Purpose/Name of the Project |
Total amount sanctioned ( in Rs.) |
Remarks |
|
1 |
CARD, Corporation Road, Berhampur |
From 1.4.13 to One year |
Urban Health Programme |
11,63,475/- |
|
|
2 |
GPSS, Lochapada Road, Berhampur |
From 1.4.13 to One year |
DO |
11, 63, 475/- |
|
|
3 |
Red Cross Hospital for Women and Children, SNT Road, Berhampur |
DO |
DO |
11, 63, 475/- |
|
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4 |
ARUNA, Nilachal Nagar, Berhampur |
DO |
DO |
11, 63, 475/- |
|
|
5 |
HDF, Samanta Vihar, BBSR |
From 24.9.2008 to five year |
Management of PHC (N) |
13,01,200/- per year |
My remarks is mentioned below |
|
6 |
HDF, Samanta Vihar, BBSR |
From 25.2.13 to one year |
Management of PHC (N) |
13,47,100/- |
DO |
|
7 |
CARD, Corporation Road, Berhampur |
29.11.12 to one year |
Mobile Health Unit |
13,09,176/- |
|
|
8 |
1.CARD, Berhampur 2.LIPICA, Berhampur 3. SEVA, Berhampur 4. ISRD, Berhampur 5. SFDC, Berhampur 6. ODISHA, JN Prasad 7. PEACE, Berhampur 8. JANASADHANA, Bhanjanagar 9. HEAVEN, Bhanjanagar |
25.9.12 to One year |
MHU( Arogya + under Integrated Action Plan ) |
13, 09,176/- |
10 nos of project executed by these 9 nos of NGOs |
|
9 |
1.Society for Enlightment and Voluntary Action 2. GUIDE, Sundar Nagar, Bijipur, Berhampur 3.Sradha, Bahinipati, Chikiti 4. Mandodari Swechhasevi Yuvak Sangh, Denguasta 5. Lower Income People’s involvement for Community Action (LIPICA) 6. NIRDESH, Jagannath Prasad 7. PRATIK, Big Street |
April 2012 to March 2013 |
AVDS |
Minimum Rs. 5584 to Rs. 7500/- per Block/Per Month |
These MoU are undertaken in respect of block CHCs and depending upon the immunization point the budget vary from NGO to NGO |
My Comments
HDF ( Human Development Foundation) is led by Sudarshan Das, columnist who is always opposed to privatization of health, education sector in public meeting. Handing over management of PHC to NGOs/ Private bodies is one step forward towards privatization of health sector in Odisha. Shall we prescribe handing over of Govt. Primary Schools to NGOs for its management to NGOs/ Private Companies , as it suffers from mismanagement, teachers absentism, corruption in MDM etc. HDF is not one NGO getting into management of PHC . There are so many NGOs involved in management of PHC in different districts. But the difference is these NGOs have no ideology or principle on whether the privatization of health sector required or not. They are neither votary of privatization or nationalization but work for only fund.
With regards
Pradip Pradhan
M-99378-43482
Date- 8.5.13