FCRA registrations of over 1800 organisations have been cancelled between 2019 and 2021: MHA in Lok Sabha
2 years, 3 months ago

FCRA registrations of over 1800 organisations have been cancelled between 2019 and 2021: MHA in Lok Sabha

Op India  

The Foreign Contribution Act registration certificates of 1,811 associations have been cancelled from 2019 to 2021, the Ministry of Home Affairs told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. “During the last three years from 2019 to 2021, the FCRA Registration Certificates of 1,811 associations have been cancelled under section 14 of The Foreign Contribution Act, 2010 due to violation of provisions of the FCRA, 2010,” the Minister mentioned in the reply. Asked whether the FCRA licence cancellation caused a lack of funds for humanitarian assistance in the country, the Minister said “No, Sir.” The FCRA was enacted during the Emergency in 1976 amid apprehensions that foreign powers were interfering in India’s affairs by pumping money into the country through independent organisations. An amended FCRA was enacted under the UPA government in 2010 to “consolidate the law” on the utilisation of foreign funds, and “to prohibit” their use for “any activities detrimental to the national interest”.

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Government warns NGOs of penal action for receiving foreign funds without FCRA registration
2 months, 1 week ago

Government warns NGOs of penal action for receiving foreign funds without FCRA registration

The Hindu  

The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday warned non-government organisations of penal action if they receive foreign funds without registration under the Foreigners Contribution Regulation Act, 2010. “Accordingly, the Foreign Contribution Rules, 2011 prescribes that no person whose certificate of registration has ceased to exist shall either receive or utilise foreign contribution. However, instances have come to notice of this Ministry …

MHA warns unlicensed NGOs against receiving foreign funds
2 months, 1 week ago

MHA warns unlicensed NGOs against receiving foreign funds

Hindustan Times  

The Union home ministry has warned that non-government organisations that receive and utilise foreign funds without having a licence under the foreign contribution regulation act or after its expiry will be penalised, according to a communication by the ministry on Tuesday. All NGOs receiving foreign funds have to be mandatorily registered under the FCRA and they have to utilise such …

Home Affairs Ministry mandates chartered accountants to report FCRA violations in their audits
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Home Affairs Ministry mandates chartered accountants to report FCRA violations in their audits

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Foreigner's Division of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that Chartered Accountants filing audit returns on behalf of NGOs must specify whether the organization has violated provisions of the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010, officials said on Sunday. It further said, “CAs will have to specify if the NGO has violated the provisions of FCRA, 2010 …

No FCRA for NGOs linked to conversions, radical groups: Govt
4 months, 2 weeks ago

No FCRA for NGOs linked to conversions, radical groups: Govt

Hindustan Times  

The Union ministry of home affairs has, for the first time, explicitly listed the reasons for denying the clearance needed under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act to receive funds from abroad. The ministry said it is putting out “consolidated reasons” after receiving a representation from several NGOs seeking clarity on why their clearance under FCRA was denied. Key reasons for …

Centre cancels FCRA registration of NGO Centre for Financial Accountability that works on environment, human rights
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre cancels FCRA registration of NGO Centre for Financial Accountability that works on environment, human rights

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration of the parent entity of the non-profit Centre for Financial Accountability, which monitors and critically analyses the role of financial institutions and their impact on development, human rights, and the environment. In a recent report, the CFA had highlighted how additional projects sanctioned in a Special …

AAP violated FCRA in receiving foreign funds: ED to home ministry
10 months, 1 week ago

AAP violated FCRA in receiving foreign funds: ED to home ministry

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has written to the ministry of home affairs alleging irregularities in the collection of foreign funds by Aam Aadmi Party in violation of the foreign contribution regulation act and Representation of People’s Act, people familiar with the development said. To be sure, a senior official confirmed to HT that “a reference to MHA was sent in August …

Government extends validity of FCRA registration of NGOs till June 30
1 year ago

Government extends validity of FCRA registration of NGOs till June 30

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on March 28 extended the validity of Foreign Contribution Act registration of non-government organisations and associations till June 30. The Ministry has extended the validity of NGOs at least nine times since 2020 as the applications could not be processed within the stipulated time frame. On Thursday, an order from the MHA said the validity …

Why was FCRA registration for several NGOs cancelled? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Why was FCRA registration for several NGOs cancelled? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 registration of two prominent non-governmental organisations — Centre for Policy Research and World Vision India have been cancelled this month. Since 2015, the FCRA registration of more than 16,000 NGOs have been cancelled on account of “violation.” As on January 22, there were 16,989 FCRA-registered NGOs active in the country. …

World Vision India loses FCRA registration
1 year, 2 months ago

World Vision India loses FCRA registration

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration of World Vision India, a non-governmental organisation that focusses on children’s issues. According to the MHA’s order, the Indian NGO is no longer eligible to receive foreign donations, including from its parent organisation, as its registration has been cancelled on account of “violation” of FCRA rules. …

MHA Cancels CPR’s FCRA Registration for ‘misusing’ Foreign Funds
1 year, 2 months ago

MHA Cancels CPR’s FCRA Registration for ‘misusing’ Foreign Funds

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration of the Centre for Policy Research for alleged misutilisation of overseas contribution and used it to affect India’s economic interests while the public think-tank termed the government move as “incomprehensible and disproportionate” and vowed to seek legal recourse against the action. The CPR is led by …

MHA cancels FCRA registration of Centre for Policy Research, run by Mani Shankar Aiyar's daughter
1 year, 2 months ago

MHA cancels FCRA registration of Centre for Policy Research, run by Mani Shankar Aiyar's daughter

Op India  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration of the Delhi-based think tank Centre for Policy Research for allegedly violating certain foreign funding norms. Earlier in September 2022, the Income Tax department conducted a ‘survey’ operation against CPR, and two other organisations- Oxfam India and a Bengaluru-based Independent and Public-Spirited Media Foundation — as part …

MHA cancels Centre for Policy Research's FCRA licence
1 year, 2 months ago

MHA cancels Centre for Policy Research's FCRA licence

New Indian Express  

The ministry of home affairs has cancelled the foreign contribution regulation act licence of leading think-tank Centre for Policy Research. The move comes about a year after its FCRA licence was suspended, as it allegedly did not follow norms while receiving funds from foreign sources. The donors of CPR include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania, …

Home Ministry cancels FCRA registration of Centre for Policy Research
1 year, 2 months ago

Home Ministry cancels FCRA registration of Centre for Policy Research

The Hindu  

The Union Home Ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration of Centre for Policy Research, a leading public policy research institution in New Delhi. Editorial | Power against knowledge: On Centre for Policy Research FCRA licence suspension Yamini Aiyar, President, CPR told The Hindu that the institution will weigh its options to seek justice. The Home Ministry website …

After a record 1,111 NGOs got FCRA nod in 2023, 30 get clearance in January 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

After a record 1,111 NGOs got FCRA nod in 2023, 30 get clearance in January 2024

The Hindu  

January 11, 2024 01:00 am | Updated 12:27 pm IST A Taiwan-headquartered Buddhist monastic order in Delhi has been granted clearance under the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010, enabling the organisation to receive foreign funds. The Fo Guang Shan Cultural and Educational Centre has received FCRA registration for its “religious, cultural, economic, educational and social” programme. Now that the FCRA registration …

MHA data shows nearly half of fresh FCRA registrations under the religious category are for Christian NGOs
1 year, 5 months ago

MHA data shows nearly half of fresh FCRA registrations under the religious category are for Christian NGOs

The Hindu  

Over the past nine years, of the 407 non-government organisations that got the Centre’s nod to receive foreign funds for religious purposes, 194 showed they ran Christian programmes, according to data available with the Ministry of Home Affairs. In 2023, the four FCRA registrations cancelled on grounds of violation are all Christian organisations: Shekina Prophetic Mission Trust, Holy Berachah Ministries, …

India is weaponising FATF recommendations against civil society
1 year, 5 months ago

India is weaponising FATF recommendations against civil society

Al Jazeera  

The October 3 raids on the news website “NewsClick” and the arrest of its founder, Prabir Purkayastha and human resources head, Amit Chakravarty, are the latest attempts by the Indian government to decimate independent and critical media in the country. It targeted many media outlets and non-profits, including Amnesty International, which I represent, with these laws under the guise of …

Explained: The new rules for NGOs that get foreign funding
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained: The new rules for NGOs that get foreign funding

Firstpost  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has amended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act rules, mandating that NGOs will now have to submit details of movable and immovable assets created out of foreign contributions NGOs in India pay attention. What this means is that the Centre is now asking NGOs to furnish details of moveable and immovable assets created by them using …

‘Save The Children’ loses its FCRA permit
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Save The Children’ loses its FCRA permit

The Hindu  

August 04, 2023 12:17 am | Updated 07:25 am IST - NEW DELHI The Ministry of Home Affairs has withdrawn the permit under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act for U.K.-based NGO Save The Children’s Indian offshoot, Bal Raksha Bharat. The NGO’s registration was valid till November 2021, but the Ministry of Home Affairs extended the validity till March 31, 2022 …

MHA exempts TTD from disclosing foreign donors' details
1 year, 11 months ago

MHA exempts TTD from disclosing foreign donors' details

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Union Ministry of Home Affairs has exempted Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams from furnishing details of people living in foreign countries who extend donations to the temple trust. Following this, the home ministry treated TTD's request as an exceptional case and granted the temple trust exemption from providing information about donors under Section 50 of the FCRA Act. MHA secretary S. …

Home Ministry recommends CBI probe against Oxfam India for FCRA violations, official says funds transferred to Centre for Policy Research
1 year, 11 months ago

Home Ministry recommends CBI probe against Oxfam India for FCRA violations, official says funds transferred to Centre for Policy Research

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday recommended an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the alleged violation of FCRA provisions by Oxfam India, one of the largest NGOs working on food, shelter and education of vulnerable groups. The CBI investigation comes after Income Tax authorities on September 7, 2022 searched the offices of Oxfam India and …

Fully compliant with Indian laws, says Oxfam India after Centre recommends CBI probe
1 year, 11 months ago

Fully compliant with Indian laws, says Oxfam India after Centre recommends CBI probe

India Today  

Hours after the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry against Oxfam India, the NGO issued a statement, saying it was fully compliant with Indian laws. “Oxfam India is fully compliant with Indian laws and has filed all its statutory compliances, including Foreign Contribution Regulation Act returns, in a timely manner since its inception,” said Oxfam …

FCRA complaint against NGO that led Sterlite stir, Parliament told
1 year, 11 months ago

FCRA complaint against NGO that led Sterlite stir, Parliament told

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of home affairs informed Parliament on Wednesday that it has received some complaints related to the violation of foreign funding laws by ‘The Other Media’, a non-government organisation which organised protests and demonstrations that led to the closure of the Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi in 2018. Responding to a question by Congress MP Naranbhai …

NGO that organised protests against Vedanta Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi under scrutiny: Home Ministry tells Rajya Sabha
1 year, 11 months ago

NGO that organised protests against Vedanta Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi under scrutiny: Home Ministry tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha on April 5, that it was examining complaints against an NGO— The Other Media— for misusing foreign funds to organise protests and demonstrations around Vedanta’s Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi, in Tamil Nadu. Responding to a question by Congress party’s Naranbhai J. Rathwa, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said …

Six organisations whose foreign funding licence was suspended by govt
2 years ago

Six organisations whose foreign funding licence was suspended by govt

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Monday suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licence of the non-governmental organisation, Centre for Policy Research, for 180 days over an alleged violation of laws. The FCRA registration is mandatory for any NGO or association to receive foreign funds As per reports, The CPR has been asked to give clarification and documents regarding FCRA funds received by …

Union Home Ministry suspends FCRA licence of Centre for Policy Research for 180 days
2 years ago

Union Home Ministry suspends FCRA licence of Centre for Policy Research for 180 days

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended the Foreign Contribution Act registration of the Centre for Policy Research, a Delhi-based think tank, for 180 days. A senior government official said the FCRA registration of the public policy research institution was suspended on February 27. Founded in 1973, the CPR, according to its website, is a “non-profit, non-partisan, independent institution dedicated …

FCRA registration of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation cancelled after it received funds from Chinese embassy: Amit Shah
2 years, 3 months ago

FCRA registration of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation cancelled after it received funds from Chinese embassy: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Addressing reporters outside Parliament House, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Foreign Contribution Act registration of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation was cancelled as it allegedly got ₹1.35 crore from the Chinese Embassy. Mr. Shah also claimed that the Foundation headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi received ₹50 lakh from Zakir Naik, founder of the Islamic Research Foundation, which was …

Licences of Gandhi family-run NGOs cancelled over violations of law: Centre
2 years, 3 months ago

Licences of Gandhi family-run NGOs cancelled over violations of law: Centre

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Wednesday told Parliament that it cancelled the licences under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act of two Gandhi family-run non-government organisations for alleged violations of the law. Responding to Congress members Digvijaya Singh and Amee Yajnik’s question in the Rajya Sabha, Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai said RGF’s license was cancelled under FCRA’s Section 14 …

FCRA amendment in 2020 to discourage NGOs from spending on posh buildings and luxurious vehicles: MHA annual report
2 years, 4 months ago

FCRA amendment in 2020 to discourage NGOs from spending on posh buildings and luxurious vehicles: MHA annual report

The Hindu  

The Foreign Contribution Act was amended in 2020 to discourage expenditure by non- government organisations on “unproductive items” such as “inflated staff salaries, posh buildings and office and luxurious vehicles,” the Ministry of Home Affairs has said in its 2021-22 annual report. The Ministry said that the Foreign Contribution Amendment Act, 2020 was passed by Parliament in September 2020 and …

Certain FCRA Violations Now Compoundable Before Prosecution By Paying Penalty : MHA Issues Notification
2 years, 8 months ago

Certain FCRA Violations Now Compoundable Before Prosecution By Paying Penalty : MHA Issues Notification

Live Law  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on July 1 notified certain offences under the Foreign Contribution Act 2010 as compoundable.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section of section 41 of the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010, the Central Government specified the officers, who may, before institution of any prosecution under the said Act, compound the offences under. The Ministry of Home …

MHA Amends FCRA Rules, Allows Relatives Living Abroad to Send Up to Rs 10 Lakh to Indians Without Restrictions
2 years, 8 months ago

MHA Amends FCRA Rules, Allows Relatives Living Abroad to Send Up to Rs 10 Lakh to Indians Without Restrictions

News 18  

The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution Act allowing Indians to receive up to Rs 10 lakh in a year from relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. It stated earlier that any person receiving foreign contribution in excess of one lakh rupees or equivalent thereto in a financial year from any of his …

When less is not more – FCRA amendments and Supreme Court’s rights jurisprudence
2 years, 9 months ago

When less is not more – FCRA amendments and Supreme Court’s rights jurisprudence

Hindustan Times  

Quite often, judgments of the Supreme Court criticised for being lengthy and cumbersome. The SC’s recent judgment in Noel Harper v. Union of India, affirming the validity of certain amendments to the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010, despite being of decent length, could have fared better on both counts. The FCRA regulates acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality …

FCRA registration of NGOs extended till June 30
3 years ago

FCRA registration of NGOs extended till June 30

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday extended the validity of FCRA registration of NGOs till June 30, revising its previous extended deadline of March 31. An order by MHA said that the validity of registration certificates of such entities whose validity was extended till March 31 and “whose renewal application is pending will stand extended till June 30 or …

808 applications of NGOs from West Bengal pending for FCRA registration: Union home ministry
3 years ago

808 applications of NGOs from West Bengal pending for FCRA registration: Union home ministry

India TV News  

808 applications of NGOs from West Bengal pending for FCRA registration: Union home ministry Statement came in response to a question on whether there is an inordinate delay in the process of registration of FCRA for NGOs from West Bengal. Highlights MoS in MHA, Nityanand Rai in a written reply mentioned that there is no such delay On December 25, …

FCRA licence of PHFI renewed: MHA to House
3 years, 1 month ago

FCRA licence of PHFI renewed: MHA to House

Hindustan Times  

The Union ministry of home affairs informed the parliament on Tuesday that Foreign Contribution Act) FCRA licence of Public Health Foundation of India has been renewed. “Since November, 2021, the FCRA certificate of Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi and Missionaries of Charity, Kolkata was renewed by way of revision,” said Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai …

FCRA registration: SC to hear plea against Centre\'s decision on Tuesday
3 years, 2 months ago

FCRA registration: SC to hear plea against Centre\'s decision on Tuesday

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would hear on Tuesday a petition which has sought quashing of the Centre's alleged decision by which 5,789 entities lost their Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration. The officials had said the FCRA licences of 18,778 organisations were expiring between September 29, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Out of them, as …

'No Reasonable Opportunity Of Being Heard': Plea In Andhra Pradesh HC Challenges Provisions Relating To Cancellation Of FCRA Certificate
3 years, 2 months ago

'No Reasonable Opportunity Of Being Heard': Plea In Andhra Pradesh HC Challenges Provisions Relating To Cancellation Of FCRA Certificate

Live Law  

A writ petition has been filed before the Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, pertaining to cancellation of FCRA certificate. The plea also challenges the circular issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs dated 18.10.2019 which cancelled petitioner's FCRA registration certificate under Section 14, for not filing returns …

Home Ministry revokes FCRA license of NGO AFMI for mass conversion
3 years, 2 months ago

Home Ministry revokes FCRA license of NGO AFMI for mass conversion

Op India  

Ministry of Home Affairs revoked the FCRA license of the Vadodara-based American Federation of Muslims Of Indian Origin in December 2021. In July 2021, a Special Investigation Team of the Vadodara Police initiated a probe against the NGO for alleged misuse of foreign funds that came to light following a case of illegal conversions against Sheikh booked by Anti-Terrorist Squad …

Union Home Ministry restores FCRA license of Missionaries of Charity
3 years, 2 months ago

Union Home Ministry restores FCRA license of Missionaries of Charity

Op India  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on January 7 restored the FCRA registration of Missionaries of Charity, the Catholic religious congregation set up by Mother Teresa. MHA restores FCRA registration for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity after it submitted the necessary document to concerned department: Govt Sources Earlier, MHA refused to renew the Mother Teresa-founded NGO’s licence due to some “adverse …

MHA Restores FCRA Registration of Missionaries of Charity, NGO Can Get Foreign Funding Again
3 years, 2 months ago

MHA Restores FCRA Registration of Missionaries of Charity, NGO Can Get Foreign Funding Again

News 18  

The ministry of home affairs restored the FCRA registration of Missionaries of Charity on Saturday. On December 27, 2021, the MHA had cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licence of the Mother Teresa-founded NGO due to “adverse inputs”. A home ministry official said the organisation will now be able to receive foreign funding and can spend the money in its …

FCRA nod for Missionaries of Charity restored
3 years, 2 months ago

FCRA nod for Missionaries of Charity restored

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on January 7 restored the FCRA registration of Missionaries of Charity, the Catholic religious congregation set up by Nobel laureate Mother Teresa. The registration was renewed, making MoC eligible to receive and utilise foreign funds in its bank accounts even as the U.K Parliament debated the issue, seeking to know if the British government had …

Top news of the day: J&K Police to test slain militant’s DNA for Pulwama attack links; FCRA registration of 6,000 NGOs ends, and more
3 years, 2 months ago

Top news of the day: J&K Police to test slain militant’s DNA for Pulwama attack links; FCRA registration of 6,000 NGOs ends, and more

The Hindu  

A DNA test will be conducted of one of the three militants killed in the Anantnag encounter as his picture resembles that of the last surviving ultra involved in the 2019 Pulwama suicide attack in which 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar has said. Vaishno Devi stampede | Survivors blame ‘mismanagement’, shrine board …

6,000 organisations including Oxfam India taken off FCRA list by MHA
3 years, 2 months ago

6,000 organisations including Oxfam India taken off FCRA list by MHA

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Six thousand organisations including Oxfam India, Common Cause, Jamia Milia Islamia, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Kolkata-based Satajit Ray Film and Television Institute and the India Islamic Cultural Centre have been taken off the list of registered organisations under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act with effect from Saturday, January 1, according to the latest data by the ministry …

IIT-Delhi, Jamia Millia, IMA Among 6k Entities Whose FCRA License Deemed to Have Ceased Today
3 years, 2 months ago

IIT-Delhi, Jamia Millia, IMA Among 6k Entities Whose FCRA License Deemed to Have Ceased Today

News 18  

IIT Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia, Indian Medical Association and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library are among nearly 6,000 entities whose FCRA registration deemed to have ceased on Saturday. According to the official website related to the Foreign Contribution Act, among organisations and entities whose registration under the FCRA ceased or validity expired include the Indira Gandhi National Centre For Arts, …

Nearly 6,000 NGOs, including Oxfam India, Jamia Millia Islamia lose their FCRA registration
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 6,000 NGOs, including Oxfam India, Jamia Millia Islamia lose their FCRA registration

Op India  

Nearly 6,000 non-governmental organisations have their license ceased or expired as of January 1, 2022, after they had failed to apply for renewal of their Foreign Contribution Act license. Among those who have had their FCRA license expired include Oxfam India Trust, Indian Youth Centres Trust, Jamia Millia Islamia, Tuberculosis Association of India, among others. Then on December 31, 2021, …

FCRA licences of NGOs extended by three months
3 years, 2 months ago

FCRA licences of NGOs extended by three months

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday extended the validity of FCRA registered NGOs whose licenses were not renewed by December 31 by another three months in “public interest.” The extension will however bring no relief to Missionaries of Charities, founded by Mother Teresa, as the ministry asserted that NGOs whose request for renewal was turned down will not be …

Centre has justified FCRA non-renewal for NGOs in Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Centre has justified FCRA non-renewal for NGOs in Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The non-renewal of the Foreign Contribution Act registration of the Missionaries of Charity citing “audit irregularities” comes shortly after a line of argument made by the government in the Supreme Court recently that NGOs have no fundamental right to receive “unbridled foreign contributions”. Foreign contributions, considering their nature and vast expanse of abuse, area tightly and controlled means.” the MHA …

Centre may extend December 31 FCRA renewal deadline for NGOs
3 years, 3 months ago

Centre may extend December 31 FCRA renewal deadline for NGOs

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs is likely to extend the December 31 deadline for the Foreign Contribution Act -registered non-governmental organisations and associations to apply for renewal. Several NGOs had moved court, stating that despite fulfilling all requirements to open bank accounts by March 31, the process was not completed at the MHA’s end, which hampered their work as they …

‘Audit irregularities’ at Missionaries of Charity led to FCRA denial, says official
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Audit irregularities’ at Missionaries of Charity led to FCRA denial, says official

The Hindu  

The FCRA registration of Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic religious congregation set up by Nobel laureate Mother Teresa was not renewed due to “audit irregularities,” a senior government official said on Tuesday. The comment comes a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs had said it refused to renew the Foreigners Contribution Regulation Act registration of Missionaries of Charity as …

Complaints received against 18 NGOs in Andhra Pradesh about alleged conversion: Govt to Lok Sabha
3 years, 3 months ago

Complaints received against 18 NGOs in Andhra Pradesh about alleged conversion: Govt to Lok Sabha

India TV News  

Highlights FCRA provides a legal mechanism to deal with violation of its provisions Complaints received against alleged indulgence in conversion to Christianity Complaints have been received against 18 FCRA-registered NGOs in Andhra Pradesh regarding their alleged indulgence in conversion to Christianity through "inducements, allurement and misrepresentation" since 2018, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The minister …

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