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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Anna Hazare trust accused of diverting funds by Dhananjay Mahapatra

Anna Hazare trust accused of diverting funds by Dhananjay Mahapatra

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published Published on Jan 10, 2012   modified Modified on Jan 10, 2012
-The Timee of India
 
Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (Capart) had given a grant of Rs 1 lakh to Anna Hazare-led Hind Swaraj Trust (HST) for watershed development in three villages in 1999-2001 but more than 90% of the money was spent on honorarium, travelling, printing and stationery, the Supreme Court was told. 

Responding to a PIL filed by advocate M L Sharma alleging that large amounts of government funds were being doled out without taking proper account of utilization of grants by NGOs, Capart in an affidavit denied any wrongdoing by HST and annexed audited account for the utilization of Rs 1 lakh. 

In two years, the trust spent Rs 63,243 on paying honorarium, Rs 20,347.50 was accounted towards travel expenses and Rs 6,487.50 was spent on printing and stationery. This means, of Rs 1 lakh granted for watershed development in three villages, the trust spent Rs 90,078 on honorarium, travelling and printing and stationery. 

The CA's certificate said HST on March 23, 1999 received a grant of Rs 1 lakh from Capart and spent Rs 21,127.50 during the financial year 1999-2000. Interestingly, Rs 8,567 was paid as honorarium, Rs 1,920 on printing and stationery while Rs 10,640.50 was spent on travel. An unspent amount of Rs 78,872.50 of the grant was carried forward to the year 2000-01. 

Capart functions under the ministry of rural development and assists over 12,000 voluntary organizations across the country in implementing a wide range of development initiatives. 

Denying allegations made by Sharma in his petition, Capart said Hazare had functioned as its executive committee member, general body member, national standing committee member and chairman of regional committee, Ahmedabad. 

"During the year 2001, when Hazare was the chairman of regional committee Ahmedabad of Capart, amounts (over Rs 1.5 crore) were released to various NGOs for relief work in earthquake affected areas. Hazare appears not to be associated with any of these NGOs in any manner which received grants for relief work in the earthquake affected areas in the year 2001," it said. 

Sharma had alleged in his petition that large amounts of money were doled out to NGOs but many of them were not maintaining accounts of utilization and had requested the court to order a thorough inquiry into the spending of the grants by voluntary organizations. 

The Timee of India, 9 January, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anna-Hazare-trust-accused-of-diverting-funds/articleshow/11417508.cms


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