New Delhi, Nov 1: Team Anna collected Rs 2.94 crore in donations in the last six months of which Rs 1.16 crore was collected in 12 days while the Ramlila Maidan agitation was on, The times of India reported on Tuesday.
The report said, over 25,000 people made donations during the Ramlila Maidan agitation of which 23,138 people donated less than Rs 1,000 - an indication of the mass movement that the August agitation became. About 400 people donated above Rs 10,000.
Donations ranging between Rs 5 and Rs 25 lakh poured into the NGOs coffers as Anna Hazare's anti-corruption brigade took on the government.
Audited accounts accessed by TOI revealed that Public Cause Research Foundation (PCRF) received over Rs 2.94 crore between April 1-September 30, 2011.
However, the NGO plans to return Rs 42 lakh which came from "unknown sources".
The audited accounts come following allegations made by former Team Anna member Swami Agnivesh who claimed that the Arvind Kejriwal-run NGO had kept the funds collected by India Against Corruption (IAC) movement.
He had also alleged that Hazare was upset with members over the delay in audit.
Team Anna core committee members passed a resolution recently condemning these allegations adding that PCRF was always designated as a secretariat for the IAC movement.
The NGO - that employs 10 people and has five volunteers - has spent over Rs 52 lakh in public meetings including those held in Ramlila Maidan, Jantar Mantar and other smaller meetings and Rs 26 lakh in printing of pamphlets and booklets.
The NGO is not taking any more donations and is returning cheques.
Among other expenses are Rs 9.8 lakh for travel and conveyance and Rs 45 lakh in sending over 30 crore SMSes and missed calls.
The largest donor to PCRF is Sitaram Jindal who gave Rs 25 lakh at Jantar Mantar while the smallest amount donated was Rs 5.
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