Transcript NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF INDIA

NATIONAL
ACCREDITATION
COUNCIL OF INDIA
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
OF INDIA
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The National Accreditation Council of India
(NACI) will have its headquarters in New Delhi.
NACI will be autonomous organisation and if
considered necessary, it may obtain mutual
recognition vis a vis other bodies involved
with similar accreditation schemes in other
countries/regions through bilateral/multilateral
arrangements.
THE PRIMARY AIM OF NACI WILL BE
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To promote and coordinate initiatives on national
accreditation as well as accountability for building
confidence in the voluntary organisations.
To generate consciousness in the country about
the important role of charity/donations through
accreditation and accountability guidelines, by
conducting seminar and other forms of promotion
and promoting accountability among voluntary
organisations to stakeholders through various
means.
To establish sector specific national/state level
accreditation boards for voluntary organisations in
various sectors like health, advocacy, education,
capacity building etc.
The NACI will be a facilitating body and not a
policing body.
The functions of the Council may be to
look at the following:
(a) Self- assessment
(b) External Review of the Voluntary Organisations.
The parameters of such review could be
based on
(i) registration
(ii) an unique identification No. such as a DIN as
applicable to company Directors,
(iii) on line self assessment,
(iv) field test on a sample basis
ACCREDITATION OF NGOS MAY BE DONE
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Through self evaluation/external evaluation.
Keeping in view the large number of voluntary
organisations, it would be prudent to move step by step.
Thus in the first phase the process of accreditation will
be only through self-assessment.
The validity of accreditation will be for five years and a
one time registration fee of Rs 500/ only will have to be
paid. In addition there will be annual charges of Rs 100/
per annum. The accredited voluntary organisations will
be expected to update their profiles from time to time. In
case of failure to update or to pay their annual
subscription, registration will lapse automatically.
Once removed, the NGO will have to go through the
process de novo to obtain registration.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR THE
NACI
The department of Statistics while conducting a survey of
voluntary organisations has collected data of about 23
lakhs voluntary organisations restricting the definition of
VOs to organisations registered under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860 and the Bombay Public Trust Act.
This provides a data base for the NACI.
There is also a strong case for considering organisations
registered under Trade Unions Act or the Section 25 of the
Companies, Act 1956 as voluntary organisations.
Reportedly, the Ministry of Law is also working on having
an all India Act for registering voluntary organisations.
THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS
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The voluntary organisations keen on receiving accreditation will be
required to fill up an online form. The particulars given in this form
will be verified electronically using information collected from other
sources like the Department of Statistics, Planning Commission,
Income Tax Department etc.
Income Tax department may be requested to provide information
about NGOs registered under 80(G)and 35(CC).
State govts would be requested to provide online information about
the NGOs registered in their respective states.
Each voluntary organisation accredited through this process will be
provided with an accreditation number and a password, to keep the
information updated
All the information provided by voluntary organisations will be in
public domain and will be freely accessible.
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Income Tax Department will provide relief under section
80G and 35cc only to such organisations that get
themselves accredited.
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NACI will provide recognition to appropriate bodies
according Sector specific registration
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As accreditation of voluntary organisations is part of the
national policy on voluntary sector,
efforts may be
made to establish it through an act of Parliament on the
lines of Press Council of India/the Bar Council of India.
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NACI will charge nominal fee of Rs. 500/- as fee for
registration.Apart from trhis there will be an annual
subscription of Rs 100/ only. 50% of this amount will go
towards creation of fund that will work as Social Safety
Fund for activists in distress/old age. This fund may be
managed by CAPART.
Shri Gagan Sethi, a member of the sub group II has
recommended that it is better to manage this fund by
Unit Trust of India.
The essence of the system will be that only active NGOs
remain on the register of NACI.
Routine works of the Council may be outsourced to
professional agencies.
An effective Grievance Redressal
Mechanism will be put in place to look
into complaints of NGOs who fail to get
themselves registered/ accredited.
RECOMMENDATION OF CORE GROUP
ON ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (CGAR)
Recommendation of setting up an
independent body for accreditation of
voluntary organizations is accepted.
Modalities of constituting such a body may
be worked out by the taskforce.
 No separate law may need to be enacted
for the purpose.
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NACI MAY HAVE AN EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL COMPRISING
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Member, Planning Commission dealing with voluntary action – Chairman
Director General, CAPART
Representative of Secretary, Ministry of Empowerment and Social Justice
Representative of Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs,
Representative of Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology.
Representative of Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources Development
Representative of Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development
Representative of Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes
Representative of Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme implementation
Two representatives of State Government departments with annual grants of at least
Rs 5 crores to voluntary organisations.
Two representatives of international grant making organisations with annual grants to
voluntary organisations of at least Rs 10 crores
Two representatives of Indian grant making organisations with annual giving of at least
Rs 5 crores.
Secretary General, CII
Secretary General, FICCI
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM
President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Secretary General, Quality Council of India
Two representatives of other chambers of commerce and industry by rotation
Director General, NACI will be a professional to be selected from open market
MR. GAGAN SETHI’S VIEWS FOR
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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One senior member of a voluntary agency is to be incorporated as
the Vice Chairperson
From d to I and l to m any two may be included. Representative of
MHA and Chairman CBDT to remain as members. click here for link
5 members of voluntary agencies representing north, south east,
west and northeast (of which at least two are women) are to be
included.
Secretary Generals of CII, FICCI not needed specifically. Secretary
General ASSOCHAM not needed.
Two representatives of other chambers of commerce and industry
may be included (by rotation)
Secretary General, Quality Council of India to be added
No need to select any Director General, NACI,a professional to be
selected from open market.
Further comments received from
Shri Gagan Sethi
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Since the emphasis is on transparency and accountability, all the
information provided to the National Accreditation Council of India
will be in public domain and thus will be accessible to anyone who
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For sector specific or state/region specific accreditation, the Council
will provide recognition to other similar bodies working in the area.
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Press Council structure needs to be taken as a starting point with
better innovations, keeping this accreditation committee as govt.
committee is defeating the very purpose of both the consultations
and the basic design of an autonomous yet accountable volag
accreditation system.
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It has to be self regulatory, fiercely independent yet contribute to
national development and aspirations of various stakeholders. From
socially, economically and physically challenged or disadvantaged
communities.
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The Accreditation Council will take the minimum norms
and desirable norms of credibility alliance and all NGOs
will have to comply with them in a phased manner.
(Three years)
NGOs with staff, volunteers of less than 20 and outlay
less than 50 lakhs but upto 20 lakhs will have to comply
with minimum norms and organisations having more
than 20 staff and outlay of more than 50 lakhs should
follow desirable norms. Smaller organisations than the
above should give a declaration that there are at least 4
of the 7 members of governing board under society
Registration Act. In the case of Bombay Public Trust Act
at least two of the minimum three members on the Board
are not to be blood related.
This ratio be kept on increase if no board/governing
members and that the quorum cannot be complete if
only the blood relatives are present.
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