NATIONAL
ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF
1.
The National Accreditation
Council of India (NACI) will have its headquarters in
2.
NACI will be an autonomous
organisation and if considered necessary, may obtain mutual recognition with
other bodies operating similar accreditation schemes in other countries/regions
through bilateral/multilateral arrangements.
3.
The primary aim of NACI will
be
a.
To promote, coordinate
national accreditation and accountability initiatives for building confidence
in the voluntary organisations.
b.
To generate consciousness in
the country about the important role of charity/giving/donations through
accreditation and accountability guidelines, conducting seminar and other forms
of promotion and promoting accountability among voluntary organisations to
stakeholders, through various means.
c.
To establish sector specific
national/state level accreditation boards for voluntary organisations in
various sector like health, advocacy, education, capacity building etc.
4.
NACI will have an Executive
Council comprising
a.
Member, Planning Commission dealing with voluntary
action - Chairman
b.
Director General, CAPART
c.
Representative of Secretary,
Ministry of Empowerment and Social Justice
d.
Representative of Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs,
e.
Representative of Secretary,
Ministry of Science and Technology
f.
Representative of Secretary,
Ministry of Human Resources Development
g.
Representative of Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development
h.
Representative of Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs
i.
Chairman, Central Board of
Direct Taxes
j.
Representative of Secretary,
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
k.
Two representatives of State
Government departments with annual grants of at least Rs 5 crores
to voluntary organisations.
l.
Two representatives of international
grant making organisations with annual grants to voluntary organisations of at
least Rs 10 crores
m.
Two representatives of Indian
grant making organisations with annual giving of at least Rs 5 crores.
n.
Secretary General, CII
o.
Secretary General, FICCI
p.
Secretary General, ASSOCHAM
q.
President,
r.
Secretary General, Quality
Council of
s.
Two representatives of other
chambers of commerce and industry by rotation
t.
Director General, NACI will
be a professional to be selected from open market.
5. The functions of the Council may well be
to look at the following:-
(a)
Self-assessment
(b)
External Review of the voluntary
organisations.
6. 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.
7. The department of Statistics while making
survey of voluntary organisations has collected data of about 23 lakhs voluntary organisations restricting the definition to
the organisations registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the
Bombay Public Trust Act. However, there
is a strong case for considering organisations registered under Trade Unions
Act or the section 25 of the Companies, Act 1956 as voluntary organisations. The Ministry of Law is also working on having
all
8. Accreditation of NGOs can be done
(a) Through self evaluation/external
evaluation.
(b) 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.
(c) The validity of accreditation will be for five years. The accredited voluntary organisations will
be expected to update their profile from time to time. In case of failure to update, the registration
will lapse automatically.
9. 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,
10. 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 freely accessible.
11. Income Tax Department will provide relief
under section 80G and 35cc only to such organisations that get themselves accredited.
12. Sectors specific registration: NACI will
provide recognition to appropriate bodies.
13. As accreditation of voluntary organisations
is part of the national policy on voluntary sector, efforts will be made to
establish it through an act of Parliament on the lines of Press Council of
14. NACI will charge nominal fee of Rs.500/- as
fee for registration. 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
will be managed by CAPART.
15. 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 seeks it.
16. For sector specific or state/region
specific accreditation, the Council will provide recognition to other similar
bodies working in the area.