7 electoral trusts received Rs 258 cr in donation BJP got 82 pc money ADR
New Delhi Apr 21 PTI Seven electoral trusts received a total amount of Rs 25849 crore from corporates and individuals and the BJP bagged more than 82 per cent of it poll rights body ADR said Electoral trust is a non-profit organisation formed in India for orderly receiving of contributions from corporate entities and individuals to political parties It aims at improving transparency in the usage of funds for election-related expenses The Association for Democratic Reforms ADR in a new report said 16 out of the 23 electoral trusts submitted details of their contribution for the financial year 2020-21 to the Election Commission of India of which only seven declared to have received donations Seven electoral trusts which have declared receiving contributions during FY 2020-21 have received a total amount of Rs 2584915 crore from corporates and individuals and distributed Rs 2584301 cr 9998 per cent to various political parties it said The BJP received Rs 21205 crore or 8205 per cent of these donations while the JDU secured Rs 27 crore or 1045 per cent of the amount Ten other political parties — Congress NCP AIADMK DMK RJD AAP LJP CPM CPI and the Loktantrik Janta Dal together received Rs 1938 crore According to the rules formulated by the central government electoral trusts are required to distribute at least 95 per cent of the total contributions received during the financial year along with the surplus brought forward from the previous financial year to eligible political parties before March 31 The ADR report analyses the details of donors of seven electoral trusts formed after January 2013 and the contributions made through them to political parties during a given year Of the 23 registered electoral trusts 14 have been submitting copies of their contributions to the Election Commission consistently Another eight trusts declared that they did not receive any contribution or their contribution reports have never been available on the ECI website since their registration About 159 individuals have contributed to electoral trusts in FY 2020-21 Two individuals contributed Rs 350 crore to Prudent Electoral Trust 153 people contributed Rs 3202 crore to Small Donations Electoral Trust three individuals gave a total of Rs 5 lakh to Einzigartig Electoral Trust and one person contributed Rs 1100 to Independent Electoral Trust the ADR said PTI UZM UZM CJ CJ
New Delhi Apr 21 PTI Seven electoral trusts received a total amount of Rs 25849 crore from corporates and individuals and the BJP bagged more than 82 per cent of it poll rights body ADR said Electoral trust is a non-profit organisation formed in India for orderly receiving of contributions from corporate entities and individuals to political parties It aims at improving transparency in the usage of funds for election-related expenses The Association for Democratic Reforms ADR in a new report said 16 out of the 23 electoral trusts submitted details of their contribution for the financial year 2020-21 to the Election Commission of India of which only seven declared to have received donations Seven electoral trusts which have declared receiving contributions during FY 2020-21 have received a total amount of Rs 2584915 crore from corporates and individuals and distributed Rs 2584301 cr 9998 per cent to various political parties it said The BJP received Rs 21205 crore or 8205 per cent of these donations while the JDU secured Rs 27 crore or 1045 per cent of the amount Ten other political parties — Congress NCP AIADMK DMK RJD AAP LJP CPM CPI and the Loktantrik Janta Dal together received Rs 1938 crore According to the rules formulated by the central government electoral trusts are required to distribute at least 95 per cent of the total contributions received during the financial year along with the surplus brought forward from the previous financial year to eligible political parties before March 31 The ADR report analyses the details of donors of seven electoral trusts formed after January 2013 and the contributions made through them to political parties during a given year Of the 23 registered electoral trusts 14 have been submitting copies of their contributions to the Election Commission consistently Another eight trusts declared that they did not receive any contribution or their contribution reports have never been available on the ECI website since their registration About 159 individuals have contributed to electoral trusts in FY 2020-21 Two individuals contributed Rs 350 crore to Prudent Electoral Trust 153 people contributed Rs 3202 crore to Small Donations Electoral Trust three individuals gave a total of Rs 5 lakh to Einzigartig Electoral Trust and one person contributed Rs 1100 to Independent Electoral Trust the ADR said PTI UZM UZM CJ CJ
