FCRA Amendments Aim To Prevent Foreign Powers Interfering With Internal Polity, Diversion Of Funds By NGO : Centre Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

FCRA Amendments Aim To Prevent Foreign Powers Interfering With Internal Polity, Diversion Of Funds By NGO : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

Defending the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2020, the Central Government has said that the changes in the law were necessary to prevent malpractices and diversion of funds by NGOs.The Centre said that the amendments were necessary in view of the fact that some foreign powers and foreign state and non-state actors continue to take up activities that amount to interference in. Defending the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2020, the Central Government has said that the changes in the law were necessary to prevent malpractices and diversion of funds by NGOs. On reduction of limit for administrative expenses The Centre further stated that he potential of successive multiple chain of transfer not only creates a layered trail of money but also leads to substantive portion of foreign contribution being utilised as administrative expenditure as each recipient could potentially claim its own allowance for administrative expenditure that was permitted upto fifty per cent of total foreign contribution received. On the requirement to open FCRA account in specified branch The Centre said that this requirement was introduced due to the difficulties experienced in monitoring of inflow and outflow of foreign contribution when the accounts of various NGOs were spread in different banks across the country.

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Government warns NGOs of penal action for receiving foreign funds without FCRA registration
1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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, 2 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, 1 week 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 …

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 …

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 …

PFI Ban and After: Govt Must Plug FCRA Loopholes to Block Foreign Funding to Anti-India Outfits
2 years, 5 months ago

PFI Ban and After: Govt Must Plug FCRA Loopholes to Block Foreign Funding to Anti-India Outfits

News 18  

The Government of India raiding the Popular Front of India has sent shockwaves among Islamist and other anti-India outfits. The PFI exploited two major loopholes in the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010 to get funding from foreign sources for subverting India’s unity, integrity, sovereignty, and social and economic stability of the country. This explanation to Section 2 says, “Any amount received, …

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 curbs meant to insulate democratic polity from foreign influence: SC
2 years, 11 months ago

FCRA curbs meant to insulate democratic polity from foreign influence: SC

The Hindu  

The Parliament has to periodically intervene to curb the “increasing influence” of foreign funds on the polity of the nation, the Supreme Court said on Friday in a judgment. The Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar agreed with the government’s argument that the amendments to prevent democratic polity, public institutions and “individuals working in the national democratic space from being …

No one has fundamental or absolute right to receive foreign donations: Supreme Court
2 years, 11 months ago

No one has fundamental or absolute right to receive foreign donations: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld amendments introducing restrictions in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act while holding that no one has a fundamental or absolute right to receive foreign contributions. They require NGOs and recipients to open a new FCRA account at a specified branch of the State Bank of India in New Delhi as a “one-point entry” for foreign …

Foreign funds and the Missionaries of Charity
3 years, 2 months ago

Foreign funds and the Missionaries of Charity

The Hindu  

The story so far : On Monday, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the Missionaries of Charity’s application for renewal of the Foreign Contribution Act registration was rejected on December 25 for not meeting eligibility conditions and after “some adverse inputs” were received. THE GIST The MHA said the Missionaries of Charity’s application for renewal of the FCRA registration was …

Centre has justified FCRA non-renewal for NGOs in Supreme Court
3 years, 2 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 …

FCRA changes: ease of monitoring vs crippling curbs
3 years, 4 months ago

FCRA changes: ease of monitoring vs crippling curbs

The Hindu  

The story so far : The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on petitions challenging the validity of amendments introduced in 2020 to the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010, aimed at tightening the curbs on NGOs allowed to receive foreign funds. Another amendment mandates that every person granted a certificate or prior permission to receive overseas funds must open an FCRA …

'You Are Discouraging NGO Activities' : Supreme Court Tells Centre On FCRA Amendments
3 years, 4 months ago

'You Are Discouraging NGO Activities' : Supreme Court Tells Centre On FCRA Amendments

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday orally observed that the impact of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act 2020 will be the discouragement of NGO activities.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar was hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of FCRA amendments. The Supreme Court on Thursday orally observed that the impact of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act …

NGOs have no fundamental right to receive ‘unbridled foreign contributions’
3 years, 4 months ago

NGOs have no fundamental right to receive ‘unbridled foreign contributions’

The Hindu  

The Government has told the Supreme Court that NGOs have no fundamental right to receive “unbridled foreign contributions” without regulations. The petitioners had also found it cumbersome that the new law expected 23,000 NGOs to open accounts in the main branch of the SBI in the Capital to receive their foreign funds. The Government contended that the amendments were meant …

Centre Defers Implementation of Some New FCRA Rules for NGOs, Citing Covid Crisis
3 years, 10 months ago

Centre Defers Implementation of Some New FCRA Rules for NGOs, Citing Covid Crisis

News 18  

The Centre announced on Wednesday it has extended the time limit for the implementation of the new Foreign Contribution Act or FCRA regime, a move that will bring relief to scores of non-governmental organisations across the country in the thick of the Covid crisis. An order issued by the ministry of home affairs has said that the deadline will now …

COVID- Can Deadline For Opening FCRA Accounts By NGOs Getting Foreign Aid Be Extended?: Delhi High Court Asks Centre
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID- Can Deadline For Opening FCRA Accounts By NGOs Getting Foreign Aid Be Extended?: Delhi High Court Asks Centre

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court last week asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to consider extending the deadline for opening the Foreign Contribution Act account by NGOs who seek to receive foreign funds.The Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh was hearing two Petitioners who raised an issue related to the. The Delhi High Court last week asked the Ministry of Home …

FCRA amendments crippling our work, say NGOs
3 years, 10 months ago

FCRA amendments crippling our work, say NGOs

The Hindu  

The amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act enacted last year that among others made it compulsory for NGOs to open a bank account in Delhi has crippled the work of many organisations who are unable to receive foreign funds. An NGO has now moved the Delhi High Court seeking exemption from the Union Home Ministry’s March 31 deadline to …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In NGO's Plea Seeking Extension By 6 Months For Opening FCRA Account With SBI
3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In NGO's Plea Seeking Extension By 6 Months For Opening FCRA Account With SBI

Live Law  

Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed by an NGO seeking for an extension by a period of 6 months for the opening of an FCRA account with State Bank of India. The plea also prays for a direction to set aside for 6 months the restriction on receiving foreign contribution in existing FCRA accounts from …

Get acquainted with foreign funding Act to help NGOs: Home ministry to CAs
4 years, 1 month ago

Get acquainted with foreign funding Act to help NGOs: Home ministry to CAs

Hindustan Times  

After making stricter rules for NGOs to receive funds from abroad, the ministry of home affairs has now advised Chartered Accountants to familiarise themselves thoroughly with the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010, Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules 2011 as well as amendments and notifications issued by it from time to time so that they can help and guide the associations and …

India tightens oversight on funds received by NGOs
4 years, 1 month ago

India tightens oversight on funds received by NGOs

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has laid down a charter for banks which says that “donations received in Indian rupees” by non-governmental organisations and associations from “any foreign source even if that source is located in India at the time of such donation” should be treated as “foreign contribution”. Last September, the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010, was amended by Parliament …

Centre Asking Questions Over Foreign Donations, Says Farmer Union
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre Asking Questions Over Foreign Donations, Says Farmer Union

News 18  

Chandigarh: Bhartiya Kisan Union, one of Punjab's largest farmer organisations protesting against the recent farm laws, on Sunday said it has been asked by a central agency to submit its registration details which allow it to receive foreign funds. The BKU president Joginder Ugrahan and its general secretary Sukhdev Singh revealed about the Union government's demand alleging that the Centre …

Home Ministry amends FCRA rules
4 years, 4 months ago

Home Ministry amends FCRA rules

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has relaxed norms for farmer, student, religious and other groups who are not directly aligned to any political party to receive foreign funds if the groups are not involved in “active politics”. The new rule said, “The organisations specified under clauses and of sub-rule shall be considered to be of political nature, if they participate …

Choking the NGO sector: The FCRA 2020 amendment deepens a licence raj that could throttle civil society
4 years, 5 months ago

Choking the NGO sector: The FCRA 2020 amendment deepens a licence raj that could throttle civil society

Times of India  

The passing of Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill, 2020, in both Houses of Parliament, without any real deliberations, poses deeply troubling and ominous messages for civil society and democracy in India. Before the amendment, the FCRA organisation needed a FCRA number or prior permission to receive money from a foreign source; the money can come to a designated account, which is …

Centre Notifies Act To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Notification]
4 years, 5 months ago

Centre Notifies Act To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Notification]

Live Law  

The Central Government on Monday notified the Foreign Contribution Amendment Act, 2020, to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and companies. The Act prohibits public servants from accepting any foreign contributions. The Act also provides that any person seeking Government approval must provide the Aadhaar number of all its office bearers, directors or key functionaries, …

Explained : Changes Brought To Foreign Contributions Regulation Act
4 years, 5 months ago

Explained : Changes Brought To Foreign Contributions Regulation Act

Live Law  

The Parliament last week passed the Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill, 2020 to amend the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010. The Amendment Bill, 2020 however completely does away with providing any such relaxations, and no transfer of foreign contributions is allowed either to a registered or unregistered person. ) The Amendment Bill, 2020 however completely does away with providing any such relaxations, …

Here's why foreign funded NGOs hate the FCRA amendment bill
4 years, 5 months ago

Here's why foreign funded NGOs hate the FCRA amendment bill

Op India  

The Foreign Contributions Amendment Bill, 2020 that was passed in the Lok Sabha on September 21 and Rajya Sabha on the 23rd of December had a chilling effect on several NGOs that are considering the amendment as blow to their financial freedom and functioning. VANI as a representative of 10,000 civil society organizations urges Rajya Sabha MPs to refer the …

The foreign hand: The Hindu editorial on FCRA amendments
4 years, 5 months ago

The foreign hand: The Hindu editorial on FCRA amendments

The Hindu  

Amendments to the FCRA, drafted without consultation with stakeholders and passed with limited discussion in Parliament, further clip the wings of India’s battered civil society. New regulations put onerous conditions on civil society organisations, and educational and research institutions that have partnerships, including of a financial nature, with foreign entities. Passions overwhelm rationality in conversations on foreign influences, and it …

Don’t weaponize the foreign contribution law
4 years, 5 months ago

Don’t weaponize the foreign contribution law

Live Mint  

The central government of India has passed the Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill, 2020, and thereby made significant changes to the Foreign Contribution Act, or FCRA. The greatest uptick, however, has been in restrictions on international funding, which now account for 35 percent of all restrictive measures.” Rutzen goes on: “The justifications that governments use for enacting restrictions on CSOs fall …

Why NGOs fear the new FCRA regulations
4 years, 5 months ago

Why NGOs fear the new FCRA regulations

India Today  

In the abridged monsoon session of Parliament, the contentious Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2020, was passed amid concerns by non-governmental organisations that the new changes will sound the death knell for them. Voluntary Action Network India, the apex body of Indian voluntary development organisations, said in a statement: “The FCRA will be a death blow to development relief, scientific research …

Parliament Passes Bill To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Bill]
4 years, 5 months ago

Parliament Passes Bill To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Bill]

Live Law  

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill, 2020 to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and companies. FCRA account The Bill stipulates that foreign contribution must be 'received' only in an account designated by the bank as "FCRA account" in such branch of the State Bank of India, New Delhi, as …

Foreign Contribution Regulation Act Amendment Bill — why are NGOs upset? | The Hindu In Focus podcast
4 years, 5 months ago

Foreign Contribution Regulation Act Amendment Bill — why are NGOs upset? | The Hindu In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

On September 20, the government introduced the Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill, 2020 in the Lok Sabha, and it was passed in the Lower House on September 21. The Bill amends the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010, a.k.a. Civil Society organisations and NGOs are unhappy with the changes proposed in this new Bill. To answer these questions, we have with us Venkatesh …

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Bill]
4 years, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Bill]

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill, 2020 to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and companies. FCRA account The Bill stipulates that foreign contribution must be 'received' only in an account designated by the bank as "FCRA account" in such branch of the State Bank of India, New Delhi, as …

Bill Seeking to Amend FCRA Introduced in Lok Sabha
4 years, 6 months ago

Bill Seeking to Amend FCRA Introduced in Lok Sabha

News 18  

A bill that seeks to amend the Foreign Contribution Act, under which providing the Aadhar numbers of the office-bearers of any NGO will be mandatory for registration and public servants will be barred from receiving funds from abroad, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Sunday. The Foreign Contribution Regulation Bill 2020, introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minister of …

Govt Set to Amend FCRA, Make Aadhaar Compulsory to Accept Foreign Donation
4 years, 6 months ago

Govt Set to Amend FCRA, Make Aadhaar Compulsory to Accept Foreign Donation

News 18  

The government’s proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act will make Aadhaar a compulsory identification document to accept foreign donation. The proposed section says, “Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Central Government may require that any person who seeks prior permission or prior approval under section 11, or makes an application for grant of certificate under section 12, …

Parliament proceedings | Government tables Bill to amend Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act
4 years, 6 months ago

Parliament proceedings | Government tables Bill to amend Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act

The Hindu  

The Centre is set to amend the Foreign Contribution Act and proposes to make Aadhaar a mandatory identification document for all the office-bearers, directors and other key functionaries of an NGO or an association eligible to receive foreign donations. The Bill says the amendment is required to enhance transparency and accountability in the receipt and utilisation of foreign contributions worth …

The Hindu Explains | What is Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, and how does it control donations?
4 years, 6 months ago

The Hindu Explains | What is Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, and how does it control donations?

The Hindu  

September 13, 2020 12:42 am | Updated 09:57 am IST The story so far: The licences of 13 non-governmental organisations have been suspended under the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010, this year. However, in 2017 the MHA, through the Finance Bill route, amended the 1976-repealed FCRA law paving the way for political parties to receive funds from the Indian subsidiary of …

NGOs doing protests for public cause can get foreign fund: Supreme Court
5 years ago

NGOs doing protests for public cause can get foreign fund: Supreme Court

Op India  

In a ruling that could open floodgates pertaining to the functioning of non-governmental organisations in the country, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Centre cannot prevent NGOs and civil society groups from receiving foreign funds if they indulge in agitations, bandhs or hartals in support of public causes, saying such action could not be termed political in nature. …

FCRA - Organizations Supporting Public Causes Without Political Affiliations Not Barred From Accepting Foreign Contributions : SC
5 years ago

FCRA - Organizations Supporting Public Causes Without Political Affiliations Not Barred From Accepting Foreign Contributions : SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday held that organizations supporting public causes without political affiliations are not banned from accepting foreign contributions in terms of the Foreign Contribution Act 2010 and Rules made thereunder.As per Section 3 of FCRA, an "organization of political nature" as specified by the Central Government is banned from receiving. The Supreme Court on Friday held that …

How Retrospective Amendments to FCRA in Budget Threaten Democracy
7 years, 1 month ago

How Retrospective Amendments to FCRA in Budget Threaten Democracy

The Quint  

When the Union Budget 2018-2019 was presented earlier this month, the mainstream media narrative predominantly focused on certain big ticket announcements, like the ‘purportedly’ largest state-funded healthcare scheme in the world, christened as ‘ModiCare’ or the increase of custom duty on certain electronic items like mobile phones and televisions making them more expensive. However, the Finance Minister has surreptitiously slipped …

FCRA licences of 20,000 NGOs cancelled: Act being used as weapon to silence organisations
8 years, 2 months ago

FCRA licences of 20,000 NGOs cancelled: Act being used as weapon to silence organisations

Firstpost  

The National Democratic Alliance government has cancelled Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licences of about ever since it came to power in May 2014. The National Democratic Alliance government has cancelled Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licences of about 20,000 non-profit government organisations ever since it came to power in May 2014. The FCRA Rules, 2011, drafted by the United Progressive Alliance …

Time to repeal the FCRA
8 years, 2 months ago

Time to repeal the FCRA

The Hindu  

In early November, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs rejected the licence renewal applications, under the Foreign Contribution Act, 2010, of 25 non-governmental organisations. The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Home Ministry, observing, “Prima facie it appears FCRA licence non-renewal is neither legal nor objective and thereby impinging on the rights of the human rights …

Home ministry to vet flow of foreign funds to Zakir Naik’s NGO
8 years, 6 months ago

Home ministry to vet flow of foreign funds to Zakir Naik’s NGO

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: In order to tighten the flow of foreign funds to controversial TV evangelist Zakir Naik’s NGO Islamic Research Foundation, the government has decided to vet all donations it gets from abroad before they are deposited to its accounts. HT Image Under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, the law that governs foreign funding of NGOs, the government can put …

Home ministry to vet flow of foreign funds to Zakir Naik’s NGO
8 years, 6 months ago

Home ministry to vet flow of foreign funds to Zakir Naik’s NGO

Hindustan Times  

In order to tighten the flow of foreign funds to controversial TV evangelist Zakir Naik’s NGO Islamic Research Foundation, the government has decided to vet all donations it gets from abroad before they are deposited to its accounts. Under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, the law that governs foreign funding of NGOs, the government can put them in prior permission …

Investigation into Foreign Funds Received by Political Parties begins
10 years, 9 months ago

Investigation into Foreign Funds Received by Political Parties begins

Live Law  

The Government has reportedly commenced steps to “relook and reappraise the receipts of the political parties and identify the contributions received from foreign sources” in compliance with the Delhi High Court order demanding the same.In a landmark judgment in March this year, the court had found BJP and Congress guilty of taking foreign funds and violating the Foreign. The Government …

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