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Chintan Environmental Research & Action Group

Sector: Environment
Sub Sector: Waste Management
Tax Deduction: 50% u/s 80G of The Income Tax Act, 1961
FCRA:

% Spent on Beneficiaries

74%
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Year of Establishment : 1999
Registered Address : 238, Sidharth Enclave, New Delhi 110014, Delhi
Presence :
Website : https://www.chintan-india.org
Email : info@chintan-india.org
Telephone : +91 11 46574172
Donor Contact : Ms. Saveri Kulshreshth / +91 11 46574171 / saveri@chintan-india.org
Registered Under : The Societies Registration Act, 1860
Auditor : S. M. Varma & Co.
Bankers : Syndicate Bank, ICICI Bank
Trustees/Directors/Managing Committee: : Ms. Bharati Chaturvedi - Founder & Dir., Mr. Arjun Bhagat - Board President, Mr. Ravi Singh - Member, Ms. Ritu Prasad - Board Treasurer, Mr. Alok Chopra - Member, Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani - Member, Ms. Sudha Shastri - Member, Mr. Arjun Sharma - Member

In 2014, Chintan Material Recovery Facility was one of the winners of the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award. They won the award for sorting garbage from numerous trains at the New Delhi Railway station into organic and non-organic waste, which would otherwise end up in landfill dumps outside the city. They shared the award with Goonj.

Main activities of Chintan:

1) Voice for Waste: Chintan organises wastepickers, small traders and other waste workers in order to enable them to receive social security, dignity and their fundamental rights. A large part of work under this program is undertaken in partnership with an association of waste recyclers incubated by Chintan called Safai Sena (12,000 members).

2) Scavengers to Managers: The NGO works with partners such as the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and other agencies to help set up solid-waste handling systems that result in green jobs at minimum wages in a safe environment. Examples are doorstep waste collection, composting, primary treatment of PET plastics, and safely dismantling complex electronic waste (e-waste). As part of Low Carbon futures program, Chintan works with bulk waste producers - offices, factories and other large organizations -to collect and recycle their waste, thus creating livelihood in the informal sector.

3) No Child in Trash: With the goal of ending child labour in waste picking, the program runs non formal schools and enables access to formal schooling for children in waste picking communities. This program has benefitted over 4,000 children studying in nine schools till date. Currently, 1,800 children are enrolled in their informal learning centres.

4) Advocacy and Outreach: To influence policy makers and the public, they produce watchdog reports, films, policy memos and organise campaigns and protests along the themes of social and environmental justice.

FY 2012 (₹) FY 2013 (₹) FY 2014 (₹)
Income
Government Sources - - -
Foreign Sources 10,507,333 22,058,741 40,205,334
Institutional Sources 4,653,917 3,555,834 17,516,944
General Donations 1,221,500 1,433,043 2,980,443
Sales/Fees 3,426,268 2,348,970 1,907,943
Interest/Dividend 673,741 584,312 1,193,537
Other Income 30,069 1,750 -
Total Income (A) 20,512,828 29,982,650 63,804,201
 
Expenditure
Direct Program Activities 3,829,754 2,372,950 1,905,110
Program Staff Cost 5,775,706 8,324,390 13,623,137
Travel Expenses 1,633,710 1,537,827 1,665,883
Direct Program Expenses 9,605,460 10,697,340 15,528,247
Fund Raising Expenses - - -
General Staff Cost 259,988 2,100,267 1,916,001
Overhead Expenses 1,940,307 2,562,089 3,247,806
Depreciation 138,520 549,009 970,885
Other Expenses/Transfers 27,781 - -
Total Expenditure (B) 13,605,766 17,446,531 23,328,822
 
Surplus / Deficit (A-B) 6,907,062 12,536,119 40,475,379
Assets
Fixed Assets 443,099 2,642,025 6,768,079
Current Assets 4,960,021 5,356,282 2,571,841
Cash And Bank 7,089,526 13,414,635 42,205,501
Total Current Assets 12,492,646 21,412,942 51,545,421
Investments 4,943,198 5,643,198 7,053,779
Accumulated Deficits - - -
Total Assets 17,435,844 27,056,139 58,599,200
 
Liabilities
Trust Corpus 95,434 95,434 1,395,434
General Funds 8,527,626 9,246,337 15,764,720
Earmarked Funds 3,192,177 3,192,177 3,192,177
Unutilized Grants 2,716,174 12,585,654 34,946,278
Total 14,531,411 25,119,603 55,298,609
Loans - - -
Loans (From Members) - - -
Current Liabilities 2,904,433 1,936,537 3,300,591
Other Liabilities - - -
Total Liabilities 17,435,844 27,056,139 58,599,200
1) There has been a surge in both domestic and foreign grants in FY14, leading to a 114% surge in Total Income.
2) In FY12, FY13 and FY14 income includes unutilised funds brought forward from previous years.
3) Sales/Fees charges includes Scrap Disposal fees, House Keeping Collection.
4) Rent which accounts for 7% of total expenses is included in Overheads.
5) In FY12, Bad Debts written off are taken in Other Expenses.
FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Beneficiary Details
Direct Beneficiaries (nos.) - - -
Indirect Beneficiaries (nos.) - - -
Average Cost per Direct Beneficiary (₹) - - -
Staff Details
No. of Staff - - -
Number of Consultants - - -
Number Of Volunteers - - -
Total - - -
Highest Paid Full-Time Staff (₹ p.a.) - - -
Lowest Paid Full-Time Staff (₹ p.a.) - - -
Services Funds Raised (₹)
Online Donation 3,000
Total Funds Raised 3,000
NGO Name Sector Sub Sector Location % Spent on Beneficiaries Income (₹) Expense (₹)
Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Environment Awareness & Education Gujarat 92 363,768,820 351,061,181
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Sankalpa Rural Development Society (SRDS) Environment Water Management Karnataka 91 6,464,840 6,160,565
Vanashakti Environment Advocacy Maharashtra 90 8,223,961 7,502,218
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Vanashakti Environment Advocacy Maharashtra 90 8,223,961 7,502,218
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Chintan Environmental Research & Action Group Environment Waste Management Delhi 74 63,804,201 23,328,822
Siruthuli Environment Water Management Tamil Nadu 74 11,466,962 9,588,207
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Chintan Environmental Research & Action Group Environment Waste Management Delhi 74 63,804,201 23,328,822
Siruthuli Environment Water Management Tamil Nadu 74 11,466,962 9,588,207
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