Funds Provided to NGOS Through Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Funds Provided to NGOS Through Centrally Sponsored Schemes The National Service Scheme (NSS) is the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of this ;Ministry under which two types of programmes are conducted namely (i) Regular Activities and (ii) Special Camping Programme. Under Regular Activities, students are expected to work as volunteers for 2 years, rendering community service for a minimum of 120 hours per annum. A camp of 10 days duration is conducted every year in the adopted villages on a specific theme under Special Camping Programme. Funds sanctioned to the Union Territory of Puducherry ( Pondicherry) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of NSS during the last three years are as under:-

Year	Regular Activities	Special Camp
2004-2005	Rs.6,91,554.00	Rs.7,21,875.00
2005-2006	Rs.11,05,704.00	Rs.10,50,000.00
2006-2007	Rs.2,90,000.00

This information was given by Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister of Panchayati Raj, Youth Affairs & Sports and DoNER in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply to a question by Prof. M. Ramadass and Prof. Mahadeorao Shiwankar