01. Present practice ;
Submission of relevant Documents with the application form provided the NGO Secretariat
Submission of the recommendation of department of External Resources by the applicant
Checking of the Application form along-with other information and getting them corrected if there is anything incorrect after discussion with forerunners of the Organization as a facilitator
Forwarding of the application form along with other information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense
Obtaining the recommendation from the two ministries
Register/ reject the registration, on the recommendations provided by the two ministries
Issue of registration certificate
                        
02. Proposed Changes
Amendment to the present Registration Application Form

03. Amendment to the Act and issuing new regulations
Levels of NGO Registration

National Secretariat – 
attends registration of following NGOO –known as National level NGOO
Registration of any NGO registered in any country outside Sri Lanka
Registration of any local NGO receiving foreign funds for it’s operations
Registrations of any local NGO which operates activities in more than one administrative district

District Secretariat –
attends registration of following NGOO.
Any NGO registration considered under any of the above categories under National Secretariat shall not be registered, However any recommendation if required shall be given
Shall register any NGO which operates it’s activities within the boundaries of an Administrative District

Divisional Secretariat –
attends registration of following NGOO
Shall not register any of the NGOO considered under above two categories
Shall register any NGO which operates activities only within the boundaries of the Divisional Secretariat Area

Pre-Qualifications for registration as an NGO
Any organization formed by a group persons on a voluntary basis)
Voluntary participation
Shall be non-governmental
Shall be not for profit, shall not share the profit or surplus earned through fundraising activities among it’s members
Shall be dependant on public contributions, charities, grants, payable by government or donations local or foreign in carrying out its functions
Shall not be self-serving in aims and related values
Constitution and other activities shall be within legal framework and social values of the country
Has as its main objectives, the provision of such relieves and services as are necessary for the mentally retarded or physically disabled ,the poor the sick, the orphans and destitute, and the provision of relief to the needy in times of disaster
Shall submit the recommendation of the  erd [National level]
Positive recommendations from M/Foreign Affairs and M/Defense is required [National level]

• Obtaining the draft MOU from the NGO
• Checking the draft in the office and getting it corrected
• Forwarding the draft to the Ministry of Finance [Fiscal Policy Division] and to the line ministry under which the subject matter of the NGO is administered for observations and recommendations 
• Forwarding of recommended MOU to the Secretary of the Ministry

• Continuation of Reproductive Healthe Project with five NGOs selected by UNFPA 

WDF             - Women's Development Federation      

PSL              - Population Services Lanka                   

LMS             - Lanka Mahila Samithi                          

FPASL          - Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka         

SLAVSC        - Sri Lanka Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception
                      and Family Health  

• Implementation of any other projects

Forecasted Budget

• Total estimated financial requirement for year 2006 for the Secretariat is Rs. 8.4 Million
• Total Financial Allocation for RH Projects ts Rs. 4.0 Million
• For further information ..Capital Expenditure.xls