GOVT. SOFT-PEDALS ON NGOs

Enactment of law for monitoring, supervision of NGOs delayed National NGO secretariat to be removed from the authority of Public Security Ministry

- By KELUM BANDARA

The government has delayed the enactment of the proposed piece of legislation for monitoring and supervision of both local and international NGOs despite the availability of a draft worked out during the previous rule, Daily Mirror learns.

The need for monitoring and supervision of NGOs has been debated for well over a period of two decades because of complaints about unchecked spending and working against the national interests of the country. However, there are a large number of NGOs engaged in humanitarian, charitable work, contributing to the national economy in the end.