SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION NOTIFICATION The rf«2008 No.Steno-SWD/NPRPD(GIA)/2008-09/_^T^- The Administrator, Unio- Territory of Chandigarh is pleased to formulate the following Schenr namely:- “Scheme for providing Financial Assistance to the NGOs, Trusts an Institutions working for the cause of Persons With Disabilities
1. Aim:
The aim of the scheme is to extend financial assistance to the NG() Trusts and Institutions working for the cause of Persons With Disabilities
2. Eligibility:
Government Institutions/voluntary welfare Organisations/Trusts i the Union Territory of Chandigarh providing welfare services to Disable Persons, are eligible for financial assistance. Financial Assistance will n< be given to such organizations which are not entirely or primarily devote to the welfare of Disabled persons.
3. Conditions of eligibility:
Government Institutions/voluntary welfare Organisations/Trusts wi be eligible subject to the fulfillment of following conditions:-
(i) It should be non-sectarian offering services to its beneflciarii irrespective of caste, colour creed subject to the provisit in the Constitution of India with regard to scheduled caste scheduled tribes, backward and other classes;
(ii) It should be registered under the Societies Registratii Act, 1860 (Act XXI of 1860) or other appropriate Act:
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(iii) It should have a regularly constituted Managing Body wit' powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and down in a written Constitution.
(iv) It should have established standing of not less than n years. This condition can be relaxed by the compe authority at its discretion.
(v) It should have capacity to carry out the proposed scheme development and /or have capacity for raising matcl contribution, maintaining present level of activities meeting expenditure thereon; and
(vi) It should have tangible assets, trained personnel equipment;
(vii) It is not run for profit to any individual or a body individual.
4. Admissible Items:
The financial assistance shall be admissible for Purchase Equipment; Creation/setting up of infrastructure and committed liabil to the institutions.
For any other purpose with the approval of Adviser to Administrator.
5. Extent of Assistance:
The quantum of assistance shall be determined in each case merit.
6. Procedure:
Applications for financial assistance under these Rules shouk submitted to the Secretary Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration the prescribed form given in Annexure-I. Each application should accompanied by the following documents:-
(i) Names and full particulars of the Organization/ Institui Government Body etc.
(ii) A brief note describing the objectives and activities of w Organization/Institution.
(iii) A copy of the Constitution of the Organization/ Institution.
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(vii) The latest available annual report for the Organi, Institution.
’A detailed budget showing the estimated Income Expenditure of the year to which the application pertains.
A statement showing grants received, promised or request other bodies like the Department of the Central or Government Local Bodies etc. Decisions taken on these requests should be communicated by the Organization/ Institution ••• he Department of Social Welfare.
An audited statement of the accounts of Organization/Institution for the previous year certified Chartered Accountant or Government Auditor.
7. Conditions:
1 ** 1 V 1 ft • A’’" * * r ’ 4. ii Unless it is otherwise ordered by Government every assistant*- lor specific object is subject to the following conditions:-
(i) The financial assistance shall be spent upon the object v.
one year from the date of sanction. The Chanditaifr Administration may, however, or good reasons extend lhe period of utilization of grant.
(ii) Any portion of the amount sanctioned which is not ultimately required for expenditure upon the object should be surrendered to Government;
(iii) An aided organization/ institution shall maintain sep.
account for the financial assistance received !
Government in order to facilitate inspection of such account by an Officer of Chandigarh Administration.
(iv) An aided organization/ institution shall be open to inspection by an Officer of the State Government/ Central Government or any authorized person of the Government.
(v) An aided organization/ institution shall furnish to Chandigarh Administration, Certificate from a Regish Accountant/ Qualified Auditor to the effect that the finan assistance has been utilized for the purpose for which it U* •' released and that the conditions attached to finan th I assistance have been fulfilled. -' 3 Scanned with CamScanner
(vi) An aided organization/ institution shall submit a quarterly report to the Chandigarh Administration in regard to progrev.
of the work undertaken by the organization/insti tution.
(vii) Assets acquired by an aided organization/ institution w o y or substantially out of financial assistance would not wit lou prior sanction of the Chandigarh Administration c (1 >P> ' of, encumbered or utilized for purposes other t lan t ose, which it was sanctioned. .
(viii) An aided organization/ institution shall umis (> Chandigarh Administration such information as may be ca • from time to time.
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8. Authority competent to sanction financial assistance.- The Administrative Secretary in consultation with the Department ol Social Welfare, shall be competent to sanction the financial assistance which would further be subject to the conditions contained in General Financial Rules on the subject.
9. Mode of payment The Administrative Department shall issue sanction order in accordance with the provision contained in the Treasury Rules of the Central Government to the Treasury Office concerned under intimation to the Organization/Institute.
10. The Organization/ Institute shall undertake to refund the financial assistance so released in case all the conditions attached are not fulfilled.
11. The Finance Secretary, Chandigarh Administration shall be competent to declare the financial assistance recoverable. The financial assistance shall be required to be deposit amount into Government Treasury under the Receipt Head of account “2235- Social Security and Other Receipts.
11. An aided Organization/ Institution found guilty of non-fulfillment of the above condtttons and suppression of information reTardinn financial assistance/grants received from other sources offL' i 8 non-officia! shall be debarred from being c^XX’pSnt of * >• ■ 4 Scanned with CamScanner X
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financial assistance for such period as may be decided by the Chandigarh Administration for not less than a year in any case may also be required to refund the amount of financial assistance already paid.
. t Execution of Bond:- Such Organization/ institution J required, to furnish an indemnity bond' in the prescri e Annexure-II binding themselves to fulfill all the conditions a to’the financial assistance and to refund the amoun assistance already paid in the event of non- 1 ^ing the conditions and to abide by the decision of the authority releasmg financial assistance.
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