NGOs State Support Council appeals to the law enforcement authorities

The Chairman of the NGOs State Support Council Azay Guliyev, reported today in the hotel "Hilton" on the activities of the structure in 2015, stating that the work was based on transparency and accountability. He recalled that last year the Council presented 819 projects, of which only 520 were funded. About  four million  manat were spent on these projects. According to Guliyev,  340,000manat were saved and returned to the budget. "Taking into account the economic situation in the country, each structure should be able to save,"  Guliyev said. According to him, 194 NGOs have violated the terms of contracts, without giving reports to the Council in the required form. With regard to the activities for 2016, the deadlines for projects completed on January 15th. Now  is a period of selection, and  then will be a period of project evaluation by  experts.

 "This year for the first time we plan to present the assessments of the experts to the public. Let the public know  which project  is  the winner, and why. However, is still unknown what results it will produce," Guliyev said. The Executive Secretary of the Council Farasat Gurbanov said that  2857 events were carried out in the frameworks of the projects. According to him, 500 thousand manat was spent for  the implementation of projects by seven foreign entities. He further warned NGOs that violate the rules of the financial statements and that the Council will appeal to the law enforcement agencies. However, he  did not say who is the offender, what is the scope and nature of violations.-05C04-