NGOs need to be made
accountable
Sir,
Non Governmental
Organisations in India are the agencies dedicated
to the welfare and empowerment of a particular
group and section of population. There are more
then 15,000 NGOs in India getting funds from
various governmental departments and foreign
agencies. The NGOs registered by the Ministry of
home affairs Govt of India under Foreign
Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) get funding
even from abroad for the fulfillment of their
objective. To form an NGO is an important concept
but for the sake of the community for whom that
is framed by the perspective members of the
management of NGO.
Contrary to the
tall claims of the Central as well as of the
State Governments for their slogan to achieve the
object of good governance by supplementing the
efforts of NGO, and other community social
workers, there is still a non accountability of
the schemes of governmental policies and schemes.
The beneficiary organizations are not made
accountable by the concerned accountability
committees or department of Govt of India. NGOs
accountability covers issues such as financial
management, legitimacy, project implementation,
responsibility, liability, and transparency. On
the other hand, cases of some NGO misconduct in
advocacy, fund use, management, and governance,
have come to light, questioning their very
legitimacy and congruency with social values and
expectations. Some NGO have also ignored the fact
that they are answerable to key stakeholders and
the constituency that they work with, for
promises of performance. It is for these reasons
that we need greater NGO accountability. NGO
roles in problem-solving - human rights, poverty,
environment, peace-building etc. - is increasing.
There is a need for enhanced accountability in
all sectors to foster and consolidate greater
democracy.
NGO credibility is
also needed to help create institutional
arrangements for global governance in a shrinking
and interdependent world. The Planning Commission
of India as a nodal agency of Govt. and NGO
interface should evolve such a mechanism that
will help better in implementing all the policies
and programmes in the country.
Yours etc.....
Sadaket Malik
Jammu.
Road accidents
Sir,
With the huge
increase in the number of vehicles there are
bound to be accidents. In this context an
accident takes took place on Feb. 19 in Bhaderwah
needs to be analysed thoroughly.
The State has
number of mountain roads. These roads have a
fairy good density of traffic for the simple
reason that lakhs of people are residing in hilly
areas of the State. Bhadarwah, Kishtwar, Doda,
Bharnoti, Billawar, Rajouri, Poonch etc on hilly
areas. Due to unregulated transport service these
areas do not have a better connectivity. With
less roads and more people the buses and other
modes of public transport are jam packed. In the
past almost ninety percent of fatal traffic
incidents occurred due to the overloading. Buses
are usually full normally inside but every
conceivable space available is full of people.
The result is that buses loose control and fall
into a gorge etc. The result is huge loss of
life.
Buses which ply on
these routes are either old or are simply
unworthy to ply. Due to the absence of traffic
police the drives race and overtake which also
results in traffic accidents. The immediate need
is to ensure that bus services to interior areas
are increased. There should be traffic police
which monitors overloading and side by side
punishes those drivers who are caught in the act.
Overspeeding and overtaking needs to be checked.
Another important thing is that there are blind
curves on these roads and these blind corners are
difficult to negotiate. The need of the hour is
that we improve the quality of the roads to such
an extent that travelling and driving both
becomes safer.
Yours etc.......
Rajinder Singh
Bhaderwah,
Jammu
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