Indian households make most donations to non secular organisations, then beggars: Study

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Indian households donated “Rs 23.7 thousand crores” in 2021-22 with the utmost donations going to non secular organisations, in line with a examine by Ashoka University.

The report titled “How India Gives, 2020-21” by the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP) at Ashoka University and World Panel Division of Kantar, has discovered that Indians largely donate in money.

A complete of 81,000 households throughout 18 states had been surveyed for the examine.

“Religious beliefs provide the primary motivations for Indians to give followed by the desire to support someone in financial distress and follow family traditions. South India donates the highest average amount followed by west India, while incidences of giving were highest in eastern and northern India,” the examine report stated.

The examine reveals that 64 per cent of family giving was directed in the direction of “religious organisations” and 61 per cent in the direction of “beggars”, whereas the bottom incidence of giving was directed in the direction of family employees at 3 per cent.

“Word of mouth from family and friends served as an important source of information and accounted for 27 per cent of the total religious donations. It is also interesting to note that the percentage of total share of households who donated in rural India is higher than urban India. This survey did not reveal a high incidence of “volunteering’ amongst households,” the report stated.

The quantity of complete money donations in the direction of spiritual organisations was estimated to be “Rs 16.6 thousand crore, which constituted 70 per cent share of the market”.

This was adopted by ‘beggars’ with estimated share of 12 per cent (Rs 2.9 thousand crore), ‘household and buddies’ at 9 per cent (Rs 2 thousand crore), ‘non-religious organisations’ at 5 per cent (Rs 1.1 thousand crore), and ‘family employees’ at 4 per cent (Rs 1 thousand crore).

“Of the overall incidence of family giving, extra households contribute to non secular organisations (64 per cent), adopted by beggars (61 per cent), household and buddies (9 per cent), non-religious organisations (5 per cent), and family employees (4 per cent).

“High-value donations (above Rs 10,000; between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000; and between Rs 1,001 and Rs 5,000) were mainly made to family and friends and to household staff. The lowest value cash donations (Rs 100) were made mainly to beggars, while slightly larger amounts (between Rs 101 and Rs 300, and between Rs 301 and Rs 500) were given to religious organisations and non-religious organisations,” it stated.

The examine additionally identified that donations to non secular organisations had been pushed by events and festivals.

“Such donations were predominant in north and east India, and in rural areas. The responses revealed that prominent places of worship such as temple, churches, mosques and gurdwaras were among the highest recipients. The most common motivation behind giving to religious organisations was family traditions that encouraged giving on special or auspicious occasions and festivals. These responses also show that giving to non-religious organisations was more prevalent in south and east India and in urban areas. Households in the higher-income groups also donated more to non-religious causes,” it stated.

NEW DELHI: Indian households donated “Rs 23.7 thousand crores” in 2021-22 with the utmost donations going to non secular organisations, in line with a examine by Ashoka University.

The report titled “How India Gives, 2020-21” by the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP) at Ashoka University and World Panel Division of Kantar, has discovered that Indians largely donate in money.

A complete of 81,000 households throughout 18 states had been surveyed for the examine.

“Religious beliefs provide the primary motivations for Indians to give followed by the desire to support someone in financial distress and follow family traditions. South India donates the highest average amount followed by west India, while incidences of giving were highest in eastern and northern India,” the examine report stated.

The examine reveals that 64 per cent of family giving was directed in the direction of “religious organisations” and 61 per cent in the direction of “beggars”, whereas the bottom incidence of giving was directed in the direction of family employees at 3 per cent.

“Word of mouth from family and friends served as an important source of information and accounted for 27 per cent of the total religious donations. It is also interesting to note that the percentage of total share of households who donated in rural India is higher than urban India. This survey did not reveal a high incidence of “volunteering’ amongst households,” the report stated.

The quantity of complete money donations in the direction of spiritual organisations was estimated to be “Rs 16.6 thousand crore, which constituted 70 per cent share of the market”.

This was adopted by ‘beggars’ with estimated share of 12 per cent (Rs 2.9 thousand crore), ‘household and buddies’ at 9 per cent (Rs 2 thousand crore), ‘non-religious organisations’ at 5 per cent (Rs 1.1 thousand crore), and ‘family employees’ at 4 per cent (Rs 1 thousand crore).

“Of the overall incidence of family giving, extra households contribute to non secular organisations (64 per cent), adopted by beggars (61 per cent), household and buddies (9 per cent), non-religious organisations (5 per cent), and family employees (4 per cent).

“High-value donations (above Rs 10,000; between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000; and between Rs 1,001 and Rs 5,000) were mainly made to family and friends and to household staff. The lowest value cash donations (Rs 100) were made mainly to beggars, while slightly larger amounts (between Rs 101 and Rs 300, and between Rs 301 and Rs 500) were given to religious organisations and non-religious organisations,” it stated.

The examine additionally identified that donations to non secular organisations had been pushed by events and festivals.

“Such donations were predominant in north and east India, and in rural areas. The responses revealed that prominent places of worship such as temple, churches, mosques and gurdwaras were among the highest recipients. The most common motivation behind giving to religious organisations was family traditions that encouraged giving on special or auspicious occasions and festivals. These responses also show that giving to non-religious organisations was more prevalent in south and east India and in urban areas. Households in the higher-income groups also donated more to non-religious causes,” it stated.