Trends of State wise receipt of Foreign Contributions

*% increase between 2008-9 and 2009-10.

Most of the reported inflows are concentrated in the four southern states, Delhi and Maharashtra. Why?

Since 2005-06, Tamil Nadu has consistently received foreign contributions of more than Rs 1600 crs p.a., peaking at Rs 2118 crs in 2006 07. Kerala received a minimum of Rs 800 crs p.a. since 2006-07, peaking at Rs 991 crs in 2008-09. Is it a coincidence that these are also States where the Church exerts itself vociferously in public life?

Top Recipient Districts of Foreign Contributions 
                                              

NA stands for not available.

Among the districts, the largest recipients of contributions were Chennai Rs 872 crs, Bengaluru Rs 702 crs, Mumbai Rs 606 crs, Ananthapur Rs 414 crs, Kolkatta Rs 341 crs, Hyderabad/Secunderbad Rs 334 crs, Quilon Rs 323 crs. These are huge sums of money that require continuous and serious monitoring to ensure that end utilization matches the purported purposes for which the monies were received.

Tamil Nadu and Chennai district have been amongst the largest recipient of foreign money for many years now. This was known to the Government all along. So why has the PMO woken up to the perils of foreign money now? Because foreign money has been used to delay commissioning the Koodankulam nuclear power plant? As we have seen in the past, any policy matter that has the words ‘nuclear’, such as nuclear power or Indo US Nuclear deal, makes the Prime Minister unnaturally assertive and stubborn, notwithstanding threats from UPA allies.