Central Govt Funded NGOs Avoid Releasing Information SRINAGAR: Sixty two Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory being funded substantially by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development under Social Welfare Schemes are showing reluctance in furnishing information about their working and expenditure under the Right To Information Act, reported Daily Excelsior. According to report, this has been viewed seriously by the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission Y K Sinha, who while issuing necessary directions to the Social Welfare Department of Jammu and Kashmir, has observed, “in spite of mounting pressure for more openness and transparency, it appears that a number of NGOs remain reluctant to share information and recognize the need for accountability”.