IMPHAL, Sept 29 NNN: Mushrooming of organisations in Manipur is a phenomenon that has penetrated every nook and corner of the society.
In Tamenglong district itself, nearly 20 organisations have been floated in the last one year. So is in many hill districts “for the benign causes”, according to leaders who floated organisations. It is also common to come across that a head of an organisation is also the head of at least 5 other organisations. For that matter, an office bearer of an NGO is likely to be a member of many other organidsations.
In the valley districts, the trend is even more alarming. Every next day, an organosation is floated.
Some intellectuals and public leaders of the state are critical of this phenomenon.
In a whirlwind interviews with some leaders by Newmai News Network today, the views shared by them are similar.
United Naga Council (UNC) general secretary Gaidon Kamei said most of the organisations or NGOs are not accountable. “People with vested interest are floating organisations to meet their selfish ends,” stated the UNC leader. “If your houses are burning and as long as my house is safe, I’m fine. This is the attitude of the people who are addicted to floating organisations,” the UNC leader pointed out. Organisations are also floated by people to counter those organisations that oppose their interests, added Gaidon Kamei.
All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU) president A. Mobi has to say this on the rising number of social organisations in Manipur, “People have gone the subjective approach rather than the objective approach.” The senior journalist said everybody started losing faith in each other and hence floating their own respective organisations. “These people who float the organisations just do petty things and want their names get published in the newspapers the next day and earn some credit for certain work,” stated A Mobi.
Noted scholar and activist Dr Dhanabir Laishram shared that getting rich over night, fame and other personal benefits are factors for mushrooming organisations not only in Manipur but everywhere. “These people who love floating organisations for one reason or the other lack social concern in most cases,” rues Dr Dhanabir Laishram.
Dr M.C Arun of Manipur University has similar opinion. He said educated unemployed youths often float NGOs to get money from various funding agencies. “Since they are educated they know where the funds will come from,” added Dr Arun while adding, “However, this is not to say that there is no genuine NGOs.”
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