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North Bengal Art Academy
Livelihood
Skill Development
50% u/s 80G of The Income Tax Act, 1961
% Spent on Beneficiaries
HelpYourNGO USP: Our Research Team studies the NGO's financials to arrive at ratios, variances and the % spent on beneficiaries. This % is the proportion of direct program expenses to total expenditure for the latest financial year, indicating the total direct spend on beneficiaries.
NGO Details
| Year of Establishment | : | 2003 |
| Registered Address | : | Niladri Sikhar Building, 1st Floor, Hill Cart Road, Siliguri, Dist Darjeeling, Siliguri 734001, West Bengal |
| Website | : | https://www.northbengalartacademy.org |
| : | nbaa123@rediffmail.com | |
| Telephone | : | +91 09832093348 / 08436444979 |
| Donor Contact | : | Mr. Somesh Ghosh (Secretary) / 9126145259 / nbaa123@rediffmail.com |
| Registered Under | : | West Bengal Society Registration Act |
| Auditor | : | S.R. NAKIPURIYA |
| Bankers | : | ICICI |
| Trustees/Directors/Managing Committee | : | Mr. Tushar Kanti Ghosh, President , Ms. Roselima Munda, Vice President , Mr. Somesh Ghosh, Secretary , Ms. Rina Toppo, Assistant Secretary , Ms. Sujata Ghosh, Treasurer , Ms. Urmila Toppo, Member , Ms. Jumita Khujur, Member , Ms. Preeti Usha Minj, Member , Ms. Jiwanti Tigga, Member |
Presence
Programs
Their activities include:
Microplanning and baseline survey: NBAA conducts microplanning and baseline surveys in forests and village. Micro Planning is an empowering process and it helps the villagers to know or learn more about themselves, about the resources available in the forest, the challenges of leading lives in the forest. Micro plan helps to identify and then plan for the development of the forest villages.
Skill Development: Provides various Diploma and certificate courses for necessary skill development and career mobility to provide a self sufficient and productive livelihood. NBAA provided computer course for 20 beneficiaries of 30 days at Rangamat, Pre-primary teacher training courses, this course makes one eligible to teach from Nursery, Montessori, and Kindergarten age group till class five. It also focuses on other various courses like beautician, cutting and tailoring, welding training, car driving cum servicing, mobile servicing, tourism and even dragonfruit cultivation.
Agriculture Development Project: North Bengal Art Academy is associated with a number of Agriculture development projects. Through these projects the people of the rural areas are taught various modern methods of cultivation. NBAA engages in providing training to the youths and the unemployed in various organic farming methods through which these youths can generate income within a short span of time. They give heavy emphasis is given on waste management where NBAA instills the concept of vermicomposting, the end products is used for organic farming locally. These composts can also be packed and sold for income generation.
Awareness Program: NBAA conducts awareness programs in context to education, healthcare, hygiene, waste management, gender equality, rainwater harvesting and awareness regarding the pollution levels. NBAA targets to alleviate poverty by employment generation programs, the fight is still on for the basic facilities such as livelihood security, sanitation problems, education and medical facilities.
Key Donors
- BDO
- GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL
- DEPT. OF SHG & SE
- NHPC
- NABARD
- Ministry of HOME AFFAIRS
Awards & Recognition
- Appreciation letter from BDO & forest Dept.
- Transparency Key from GuideStar India
Financials
| Income & Expenditure Statement | |||
| FY 2019 (₹) | FY 2020 (₹) | FY 2021 (₹) | |
| Income | |||
| Government Sources | 17,614,717 | 7,331,271 | 8,702,492 |
| Foreign Sources | - | - | - |
| Institutional Sources | - | - | - |
| General Donations | - | - | - |
| Sales/Fees | - | - | - |
| Interest/Dividend | 48,944 | 141,345 | 41,032 |
| Other Income | - | 1,795,571 | 16,882 |
| Total Income (A) | 17,663,661 | 9,268,187 | 8,760,406 |
| Expenditure | |||
| Direct Program Activities | 5,356,561 | 5,149,816 | 6,940,121 |
| Program Staff Cost | 723,422 | 1,655,126 | 1,145,847 |
| Travel Expenses | 5,495,930 | 20,270 | 18,693 |
| Direct Program Expenses | 6,079,983 | 6,804,942 | 8,085,968 |
| Fund Raising Expenses | - | - | 24,241 |
| General Staff Cost | 1,948,414 | 1,907,848 | - |
| Overhead Expenses | 168,975 | 300,932 | 338,974 |
| Depreciation | 199,968 | 164,865 | 149,497 |
| Other Expenses/Transfers | - | - | - |
| Total Expenditure (B) | 13,893,270 | 9,198,858 | 8,617,373 |
| Surplus / Deficit (A-B) | 3,770,391 | 69,329 | 143,033 |
| Balance Sheet | |||
| FY 2019 (₹) | FY 2020 (₹) | FY 2021 (₹) | |
| Assets | |||
| Fixed Assets | 1,351,208 | 1,233,260 | 1,171,173 |
| Current Assets | 521,876 | 4,359,775 | 1,414,168 |
| Cash And Bank | 5,625,133 | 1,850,137 | 4,956,189 |
| Total Current Assets | 7,498,217 | 7,443,172 | 7,541,530 |
| Investments | - | - | - |
| Accumulated Deficits | - | - | - |
| Total Assets | 7,498,217 | 7,443,172 | 7,541,530 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Trust Corpus | - | - | - |
| General Funds | 7,226,980 | 7,258,243 | 7,401,276 |
| Earmarked Funds | 271,237 | - | - |
| Unutilized Grants | - | - | - |
| Total | 7,498,217 | 7,258,243 | 7,401,276 |
| Loans | - | - | - |
| Loans (From Members) | - | - | - |
| Current Liabilities | - | 184,929 | 140,254 |
| Other Liabilities | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | 7,498,217 | 7,443,172 | 7,541,530 |
Additional Information
| FY 2019 (₹) | FY 2020 (₹) | FY 2021 (₹) | |
| Beneficiary Details | |||
| Direct Beneficiaries (nos.) | 2,626 | 1,049 | 395 |
| Indirect Beneficiaries (nos.) | 7,878 | 4,196 | 1,580 |
| Average Cost per Direct Beneficiary (₹) | - | - | - |
| Staff Details | |||
| No. of Staff | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Number of Consultants | - | - | - |
| Number Of Volunteers | - | 10 | 15 |
| Total | 15 | 25 | 27 |
| Highest Paid Full-Time Staff (₹ p.a.) | 18,000 | 20,000 | 22,000 |
| Lowest Paid Full-Time Staff (₹ p.a.) | 8,000 | 9,000 | 10,000 |
Financial Overview:
Income and Expenses
Peer Comparison
| NGO Name | Sector | Sub Sector | Location | % Spent on Beneficiaries | Income (₹) | Expense (₹) | FY |
| Rural Human Development Centre (RHDC) | Livelihood | Self Help Groups - Women | Punjab | 99 | 247,082 | 242,708 | 2013 |
| AROHA Multipurpose Society | Livelihood | Self Help Groups - Women | Maharashtra | 99 | 1,317,812 | 1,288,168 | 2014 |
| United Artists' Association | Livelihood | Community Development | Orissa | 99 | 16,173,469 | 15,919,916 | 2014 |
| Gramin Evam Samajik Vikas Sansthan (GSVS) | Livelihood | Skill Development | Rajasthan | 99 | 39,974,347 | 39,466,936 | 2021 |
| Janmitram Kalyan Samiti | Livelihood | Agriculture | Chhattisgarh | 99 | 17,539,883 | 18,920,699 | 2013 |
| North Bengal Art Academy | Livelihood | Skill Development | West Bengal | 94 | 8,760,406 | 8,617,373 | 2021 |
