IMPHAL, Nov 12: Setting November 15 as the deadline to Manipur State AIDS Control Society (MACS) for releasing the pending fund for implementation of pro-grammes under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) Phase-III, NGO partners of MACS have announced their decision of launching cease work strike if the demand is not met wi-thin the said deadline.
It is said that subsequent to the submission of the uti-lisation certificate for the NACP Phase-III by the MACS authority, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) had given its approval on releasing the pen- ding fund just five-six days ahead of the budget of the NACP Phase-III. However, the fund has not yet been provided to the Targeted Intervention NGO partners of MACS by the authority of MACS.
It may be noted here that implementation of the Targeted Intervention Pro- grammes under NACP Phase-III through the respective State AIDS Con- trol Societies in other parts of India have already begun since the month of April this year. However in Manipur, implementation of the NACP Phase-III has been pending for more than the last seven months.
Addressing a press conference in this connection at the office of USER Manipur at Keishampat Moirang Ningthou Leirak here today, president of USER Manipur AK Kamad informed that the required fund for implementation of the Targeted Intervention programmes under the MACS has not been released to the NGO partners since April this year.
As the fund had not been released programmes rela-ted to prevention of HIV/AIDS has been paralysed completely.
Even if the release of the fund had been stalled for so long, yet after MACS authority submit the utilisation certificate of the NAPC Phase-II, NACO has given its approval to releasing the fund for the NACP Phase-III. But MACS it yet to release the fund to its NGO partners.
Kamad further said that USER Manipur has no objection to blacklisting the NGOs which do not perform their works properly. But the required fund of diligent NGOs should not be stalled.
He also demanded to know why the Project Director of MACS is staying at the Secretariat instead of working from the his own office.
If the pending fund is not provided to the NGOs within November 15, then all the NGOs would resort to cease work strike, Kamad announced on behalf of all the NGO partners of MACS.
TSE
It is said that subsequent to the submission of the uti-lisation certificate for the NACP Phase-III by the MACS authority, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) had given its approval on releasing the pen- ding fund just five-six days ahead of the budget of the NACP Phase-III. However, the fund has not yet been provided to the Targeted Intervention NGO partners of MACS by the authority of MACS.
It may be noted here that implementation of the Targeted Intervention Pro- grammes under NACP Phase-III through the respective State AIDS Con- trol Societies in other parts of India have already begun since the month of April this year. However in Manipur, implementation of the NACP Phase-III has been pending for more than the last seven months.
Addressing a press conference in this connection at the office of USER Manipur at Keishampat Moirang Ningthou Leirak here today, president of USER Manipur AK Kamad informed that the required fund for implementation of the Targeted Intervention programmes under the MACS has not been released to the NGO partners since April this year.
As the fund had not been released programmes rela-ted to prevention of HIV/AIDS has been paralysed completely.
Even if the release of the fund had been stalled for so long, yet after MACS authority submit the utilisation certificate of the NAPC Phase-II, NACO has given its approval to releasing the fund for the NACP Phase-III. But MACS it yet to release the fund to its NGO partners.
Kamad further said that USER Manipur has no objection to blacklisting the NGOs which do not perform their works properly. But the required fund of diligent NGOs should not be stalled.
He also demanded to know why the Project Director of MACS is staying at the Secretariat instead of working from the his own office.
If the pending fund is not provided to the NGOs within November 15, then all the NGOs would resort to cease work strike, Kamad announced on behalf of all the NGO partners of MACS.
TSE
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