LIST OF SCHEMES- PART 1

Some of the GOI Schemes for NGOs

PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR GOOD NGO GOVERNANCE

Bad Governance Principles

1.Authority is personal, reside with individ-
uals

2.Leaders monopolise power and are
unaccountable for their actions.

3.Leaders hold onto power by providing fa-
vours that secure loyalty of key followers


4.Policy decisions are taken in secret with-
out public involvement

5.Decision-making are tacit and procedures
are indecipherable

6.NGOs are organised around personalities
and the distribution of individual benefits.


7.Campaigns are financed by a few large
secret donations

8.Elections are marked by intimidation, vote
buying and fraud

9.Projects are targeted to serve the inter-
ests of a small portion of beneficiaries
with vested interest

10.Administrators are recruited and promot-
ed as reward for personal connections
with leaders

11.There is an unspoken administrative
hierarchy, with little specialization or
specification of output and uncertain
reporting channels.

12.Administrators supplement their salary
with bribes and kickbacks

13.Administrators’ actions are arbitrary,
based on subjective reasoning, and follow
ad hoc procedures

14.Rules are applied with partiality and
people with close ties to the leaders get
preferential treatment

PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR GOOD NGO GOVERNANCE

TYPES OF GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS

1. Good Governance Principles.
2. Bad Governance Principles.

Good Governnce Principles

1.Authority is institutional, resides with
official roles

2.Leaders share power with others and are
accountable for Actions

3.Leaders hold onto power by providing
collective benefits that earn support of a
large number of people in society

4.Policy decisions are taken in the open
after public discussion and review

5.Decision-making standards are explicit
and procedures are transparent

6.NGOs are organised around stated
programs that affect large numbers of
beneficiaries

7.Campaigns are financed by small
unconcealed donations

8.Elections are free, fair and open


9.Projects are disbursed to serve the inter-
ests of a large number of beneficiaries


10.Administrators are recruited and promot-
ed in competitive processes that judge
their merit and expertise

11.There is an authorized administrative
hierarchy with clear division of labour,
specific standards for output, and well-
defined reporting channels

12.Administrators can only be dismissed with
cause

13.Administrators’ actions are predictable,
based on objective methods, and follow
standard procedures

14.Rules are applied with neutrality and
beneficiaries receive equal treatment

PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR GOOD NGO GOVERNANCE

PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE

1. Compliance with the law and public disclosure

2. Effective governance

3. Strong financial oversight

4. Use of proper methods of Fundraising.

PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR GOOD NGO GOVERNANCE

What is Good Governance?

Recently the terms “governance” and “good governance” are being increasingly used in development literature. Bad governance is being increasingly regarded as one of the root causes of all evil within our societies. Major donors and international financial institutions are increasingly basing their aid and loans on the condition that reforms that ensure “good governance” are undertaken.

The concept of “governance” is not new. It is as old as human civilization. “Governance” means, the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented).
Governance can be used in several contexts such as corporate governance, international governance, national governance and local governance.