Bhubaneswar, Dec. 16 :    Bhubaneswar, Dec. 16:  Members of the Orissa Assembly today criticised non-governmental organisations in the state for being non-accountable and running a parallel administration. Accusing the NGOs of being a law unto themselves, members of the treasury bench and the Opposition said they were one of the biggest sources of corruption, with no checks and balance system to rein them in. Though the members were all praise for organisations like the Ramakrishna Mission for their philanthropic activities, they criticised the government for its ineffectiveness in controlling the 5,800-odd NGOs in the state. Initiating a debate on the issue, Janata Dal(S) member Ashok Das said these organisations had proliferated with active help from the bureaucracy in the last few years. 'Now an NGO called Agragami would review the government's work in KBK districts. This is a new phenomenon,' he added. Das asked why Agragami had been entrusted with the job of reviewing government activities when planning and co-ordination minister Ramakrushna Patnaik had admitted that the state had little control over the activities of the NGOs. 'It is better if we all resign. The NGOs, hereafter, will do all the work,' he said. Das alleged that barring some honourable NGOs, most of them looted public money. 'If necessary, the state should initiate criminal proceedings against them,' he added. 'Forming an NGO has become the best way to launder money. Crores of rupees came for the cyclone areas, but they were not utilised properly. What is worrying is that some of these NGOs are busy converting people from one religion to another, using relief as a bait. It is high time that the government reviewed the performance of the NGOs,' Gajadhar Majhi said. Majhi's allegation of proselytisation found support from ruling alliance members. BJP member from Balasore Jiban Pradip Dash said an NGO had been distributing the Bible among the people. The construction progress report of 28 NGOs in the cyclone-hit areas shows that the publicity blitz carried out by the NGOs did not actually match the work done by them on the field. The NGOs had promised to build 5,000-odd houses, but they have built only 2,700. The Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), a leading NGO of the state, had promised to build 17 school-cum-cyclone shelters. But it is yet to start construction. Another high-profile NGO, CASA, has not fulfilled its promise of building 37 multi-purpose cyclone shelters.