Date: 24th Dec 2014
Press Release
Analysis of Donations Received by National Parties – FY 2013-14
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Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) is the only National Party which is yet to submit its
donations report to the ECI
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90% of
donations to National Parties from corporates/ business houses
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The total donations of INC, NCP and CPI during FY 2013-14 increased by Rs 62.69 crores, an increase of 517%, from the
previous financial year, 2012-13
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Donations
to CPM reduced from Rs 3.81
crores during FY 2012-13 to Rs 2.097 crores during FY 2013-14 (45% decrease)
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A total of Rs
3.81 crores (84%) was donated by
known party members of INC and Rs
1.82 crores (89%) was donated by
known party members of CPM
On the declaration of donations by the National Parties, Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar, Founder-Trustee
of ADR, has stated, “Ninety per cent of the donations being from
corporates shows the increasing hold of the corporate sector on political
parties which is somewhat disconcerting. The ruling party not submitting its
donation report is not a good sign as it possibly indicates a lack of respect
for integrity of institutions which is not healthy for a democracy.”
Political parties are required to submit their contributions report before the due date for furnishing a return
of their income for FY 2013-14 which was 31st October, 2014. ECI received the donations report of
BSP on 13th Sept,’14, of NCP on 17th Sept,’14, of CPI on
23rd Sept,’14 and of CPM and INC on 30th Sept,’14. BSP declared that the party did not receive
any donations above Rs 20,000 during FY 2013-14, as it has declared in the
past.
Executive Summary
I.
Number
of donors contributing above Rs 20,000 to National Parties from all over India
(FY 2013-14)
a.
The total amount of donations above Rs 20,000
received by National Political Parties during FY 2013-14 is calculated from the
donations report submitted to the Election Commission annually.
b.
The total amount of donations above Rs 20,000
declared by the National Parties was Rs.
76.93 crores, from 881 donations.
c.
On an
average, INC received Rs 11.70 lakhs
per unique donor*, NCP: Rs 1 crore,
CPI: Rs 3.23 lakhs and CPM: Rs 4.03 lakhs per unique donor.
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Party
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Total number of donations
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Total number of unique donors (a)
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Total amount contributed (b)
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Average amount of donation per unique donor (b/a)
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INC
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743
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509
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Rs
59,58,37,728
(~Rs 59.58 crores)
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Rs
11,70,605
(~ Rs 11.70 lakhs)
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|
NCP
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15
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14
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Rs
14,02,00,000
(~Rs 14.02 crores)
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Rs
1,00,14,286
(~ Rs 1 crore)
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CPI
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53
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38
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Rs 1,22,81,544
(~Rs 1.22 crores)
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Rs
3,23,199
(~ Rs 3.23 lakhs)
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CPM
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70
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52
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Rs
2,09,74,666
(~Rs 2.09 crores)
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Rs
4,03,359
(~ Rs 4.03 lakhs)
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Total
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881
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613
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Rs 76.93 crores
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Rs 12.54 lakhs
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*Unique donor: A donor who might or might not have
made multiple donations during FY 2013-14
II.
Comparison
of donations received by National Parties during FY 2012-13 and FY 2013-14
a.
Donations to INC increased from Rs 11.72 crores during FY 2012-13 to Rs
59.58 crores during FY 2013-14 (408% increase).
b.
In FY
2012-13, donations declared by BJP was more than the aggregate declared by the
INC, NCP, CPI and CPM during FY 2013-14. BJP had declared a total of Rs
83.19 crores received above Rs 20,000 during FY 2012-13.
III.
Top 3 donors
to National Parties
a.
Bharti
Group’s Satya Electoral Trust donated the maximum amount of Rs 36.5 crores to INC followed by A.V.Patil Foundation which donated Rs 5 crores and Bharat Forge Ltd. which donated Rs 2.50 crores. It is to be noted that none of the above 3 donors donated to INC during FY 2012-13.
b.
The top 3 donors to NCP were Satya Electoral Trust (Rs 4 crores), followed by Shirke Infrastructure (Rs 2 crores) and
Serum Institute of India Ltd. (Rs 1.50
crores). It is to be noted that none
of the above 3 donors donated to NCP during FY 2012-13.
c. Donations to CPI were by means of collection,
levy and membership fees. Maximum amount was from Gurudas Dasgupta (Rs 25 lakhs) followed by Andhra Pradesh State Council, CPI (Rs 14.96 lakhs) and Kerala State Council, CPI (Rs 11.53
lakhs).
IV.
Donors
from Corporates/ business sectors Vs. Individual donors
a.
35
donations from corporate/business sectors amounting to Rs 55.02 crores were made to INC while 708 individual donors donated Rs
4.56 crores.
b.
13
donations from corporate/ business sectors aggregating to Rs 14 crores were made to NCP while 2 individual donors donated Rs 2 lakhs.
c. While 4
donations to CPI were made from
Unions and a Memorial Trust which aggregated to Rs 2.75 lakhs, CPM received
a total of Rs 5 lakhs from 4
corporate/ business houses during FY 2013-14.
V.
Donations
by party members for FY 2013-14
a.
A total of Rs
3.81 crores (84%) was donated by known party members of INC. Top donation
was made by Shri Hassen Lyngdoh (Rs
66.37 lakhs) followed by Shri Mukul Sangma (Rs 10 lakhs) and Shri W.H.Pala (Rs
7.02 lakhs).
b.
A total of Rs
1.82 crores (89%) was donated by known party members of CPM. Top 3
donations of Rs 9.60 lakhs each was
made by Shri Jarna Das followed by Shri K N Balagopal and Shri P Rajeev.
c.
There were no
donations above Rs 20,000 from known party members of NCP whereas CPI members declared donations collected via contributions and
levy.
VI.
State-wise
donations to National Parties
a. A total of Rs
45.49 crores was donated to the National Parties from Delhi by both corporates and individuals together followed by Rs 18.12 crores from Maharashtra and Rs 3.01 crores from Gujarat.
b.
Of the donations received, INC received maximum donations from Delhi (Rs 39.05 crores),
as did CPI (Rs 54.6 lakhs) and CPM
(Rs 1.88 crores) while NCP received
maximum donations from Maharashtra (Rs 8.02 crores).
VII.
Incomplete
disclosure of information in the donations report
a.
INC has
not followed the format prescribed by the ECI in declaring its donations
details. The column for declaring PAN
details of donors is not provided in the contributions reports. Without the
PAN details, it would be difficult to
link the donors against their donations
and hence trace the money trail.
b.
A total of Rs
2.88 lakhs was declared by INC as an outstanding
amount thereby not declaring the
mode of payment of these funds.
c.
A total of Rs
17.40 lakhs was declared by the National Parties without disclosing mode of payment of these donations.
d.
A total of Rs
6.66 crores was declared by INC, CPI and CPM as amounts received by cheque/DD without disclosing
corresponding cheque/DD numbers, name of the bank/ branch on which the cheque
was drawn, etc. which would aid
in tracking the donations. These incomplete details account for 9% of the total donations received in
cheque/DD/ fund transfer.
Recommendations of ADR
a.
The Supreme Court gave a judgment on September
13, 2013 declaring that no part of a candidate’s affidavit should be left
blank. Similarly, no part of the Form
24A submitted by political parties providing details of donations above Rs
20,000 should be blank.
b.
There is ambiguity
in cash donations declared by INC which amounted to Rs 1.578 crores in FY 2013-14. While CPI has declared that the
party’s donations by individuals were by means of collections/ levy/
memberships, INC has not made any such
remarks though it is part of the prescribed format of the Election Commission
of India. Thus, there is a need for clarity in large amounts of cash
donations by individuals.
c.
Full details of all donors should be made available for public scrutiny under the RTI.
Some countries where this is done include Bhutan, Nepal, Germany, France,
Italy, Brazil, Bulgaria, the US and Japan. In none of these countries is it
possible for 75% of the source of funds to be unknown, but at present it is so
in India.
d. The
National and regional political parties must provide all information on their
finances under the Right to Information Act. This will go a long way to strengthen political
parties, elections and democracy. For more information, please refer to http://adrindia.org/content/
For
details of 'Multiple donations made by top donors', cash donations to
National Parties and list of top donors to the parties, please refer to
the document attached with the release.
Regards
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Head
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Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms
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IIM Ahmedabad (Retd)
Founder Member National Election Watch, Association for
Democratic
Reforms
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IIM Bangalore
Founder Member,
National Election Watch,
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