Centre cancels FCRA registration of NGO Centre for Financial Accountability that works on environment, human rights
5 months, 1 week 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 Economic Zone operated by the Adani Group in the Kutch region of Gujarat “will compound environmental hazards and increase the health risks for the people while further polluting the environment and accelerating degradation of the ecology.” In December 2023, the CFA organised an online meeting with the All-India Bank Officers Confederation to discuss the issues faced by public sector banks and the road ahead. Earlier in January, the MHA cancelled the FCRA registration of Centre for Policy Research, a leading public policy research institution in New Delhi. Since 2015, the FCRA registration of more than 16,000 NGOs have been cancelled on account of “violation.” As on Wednesday, there were 15,946 FCRA-registered NGOs active in the country.

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

Government extends validity of FCRA registration of NGOs till June 30
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea by think-tank against FCRA licence cancellation
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea by think-tank against FCRA licence cancellation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Mar 26 The Delhi High Court has sought the Union government's stand on a plea by public think-tank Centre for Policy Research against the cancellation of its FCRA licence. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh, in an order passed last week, issued notice on the appeal by the organisation against the Union government's decision and granted time to its counsel …

Democratic backsliding: The Hindu Editorial on the state wielding the FCRA as a weapon
11 months ago

Democratic backsliding: The Hindu Editorial on the state wielding the FCRA as a weapon

The Hindu  

Less than a year after suspending the Foreign Contribution Act licence of the Centre for Policy Research, the Government of India has cancelled its FCRA licence. The move also fits into a broader, and sadly, by now all-too-familiar, pattern of the state wielding the FCRA as a weapon to silence entities whose work is not to its liking — typically …

Centre for Policy Research | Wrath of the state
11 months ago

Centre for Policy Research | Wrath of the state

The Hindu  

In March 2023, about 100 academics based outside India released an open letter criticising the Indian government’s move to suspend the FCRA licence of the Centre for Policy Research, a leading think tank focussed on public policy research and advocacy. Their warning about the “dangerous precedent” seemed to have made no impression on the Union Home Ministry, which has now …

World Vision India loses FCRA registration
11 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
11 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 licence of Centre for Policy Research
11 months, 1 week ago

MHA cancels FCRA licence of Centre for Policy Research

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of home affairs has cancelled the foreign contribution regulation act licence of leading think-tank Centre for Policy Research, about a year after it was suspended, for allegedly violating provisions of the foreign funding law, people familiar with the development said. CPR is a leading policy think-tank since 1973, which conducts advanced and in-depth research on a wide range …

MHA cancels Centre for Policy Research's FCRA licence
11 months, 1 week 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
11 months, 1 week 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
11 months, 1 week 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 …

FCRA License Suspension: Delhi High Court Allows Centre For Policy Research To Use 25% Of ‘Unutilized Funds’
1 year, 2 months ago

FCRA License Suspension: Delhi High Court Allows Centre For Policy Research To Use 25% Of ‘Unutilized Funds’

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed a plea moved by India’s leading think-tank Centre for Policy Research seeking permission to utilise 25% of “unutilized funds” in the fixed deposits towards the payment of salaries of its employees. Justice Subramonium Prasad allowed the application moved by CPR in the petition against the suspension of its licence under Foreign Contribution Regulation …

MHA data shows nearly half of fresh FCRA registrations under the religious category are for Christian NGOs
1 year, 2 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, …

Centre seeks cancellation of CPR’s licence under FCRA
1 year, 2 months ago

Centre seeks cancellation of CPR’s licence under FCRA

Hindustan Times  

The foreign funding of the Centre for Policy Research needed to be stopped immediately as the think tank was receiving and utilising its foreign contribution for “undesirable purposes” that could affect India’s economic interest, the home ministry has told the Delhi high court. The home ministry also told the court that during the examination of a report of raids shared …

‘Save The Children’ loses its FCRA permit
1 year, 4 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 …

Centre for Policy Research loses tax exemption status
1 year, 5 months ago

Centre for Policy Research loses tax exemption status

The Hindu  

The Income Tax Department has cancelled the tax exemption status of the Centre for Policy Research, a leading public policy research institution. The I-T Department issued a show cause notice to CPR in December 2022 asking why its tax exemption registration under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act should not be cancelled in view of several irregularities. The I-T …

Home Ministry recommends CBI probe against Oxfam India for FCRA violations, official says funds transferred to Centre for Policy Research
1 year, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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 …

MHA recommends CBI probe against Harsh Mander's NGO for FCRA 'violation'
1 year, 9 months ago

MHA recommends CBI probe against Harsh Mander's NGO for FCRA 'violation'

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended a CBI inquiry against Aman Biradari, an NGO established by writer and human rights activist Harsh Mander, for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Act, officials said on Monday. Harsh Mander Mander, who was a member of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council during the erstwhile UPA government, founded Aman Biradari -- "a …

Our donors include 30 organisations, including Indian government: Centre for Policy Research
1 year, 9 months ago

Our donors include 30 organisations, including Indian government: Centre for Policy Research

The Hindu  

Days after the Foreign Contribution Act registration of the Centre for Policy Research was suspended, the think tank’s officials said its donors include over 30 organisations in India and abroad, among them the Government of India. There is no question of CPR abdicating its voice to partisanship or the direction of its research.” The official said that questions raised about …

Six organisations whose foreign funding licence was suspended by govt
1 year, 9 months 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 …

Govt suspends FCRA licence of think-tank Centre for Policy Research
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt suspends FCRA licence of think-tank Centre for Policy Research

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended the FCRA licence of prominent public think-tank Centre for Policy Research for six months over alleged violation of laws, officials said on Thursday. In September 2022, the Income Tax Department conducted a survey at CPR's premises, and as part of the survey follow-up process, CPR received several notices from the department, …

Union Home Ministry suspends FCRA licence of Centre for Policy Research for 180 days
1 year, 9 months 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 registrations of over 1800 organisations have been cancelled between 2019 and 2021: MHA in Lok Sabha
2 years 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 registration of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation cancelled after it received funds from Chinese embassy: Amit Shah
2 years 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 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 licence of 2 NGOs headed by Sonia cancelled
2 years, 2 months ago

FCRA licence of 2 NGOs headed by Sonia cancelled

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licences of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, for alleged violation of laws. This followed a probe team, set up in 2020 with officers from the ministries of home and finance, CBI, and ED, finding alleged manipulation of documents while …

No one above law, says BJP as government cancels FCRA licences of NGOs linked to Gandhi family
2 years, 2 months ago

No one above law, says BJP as government cancels FCRA licences of NGOs linked to Gandhi family

The Hindu  

Following reports that the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licenses of two NGOs associated with the Gandhi family were cancelled by the Union government, the BJP on October 23 said that the Gandhi family and organisations linked to it cannot be above law. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, party spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the …

Home Ministry cancels FCRA licences of NGOs headed by Sonia Gandhi
2 years, 2 months ago

Home Ministry cancels FCRA licences of NGOs headed by Sonia Gandhi

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the FCRA registration of two NGOs headed by former Congress president Sonia Gandhi owing to irregularities, a senior government official said on October 23, 2022. Ms. Sonia Gandhi is the chairperson of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, the two non-government organisations whose FCRA registration has been cancelled. After the June …

Home Ministry cancels FCRA licence of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
2 years, 2 months ago

Home Ministry cancels FCRA licence of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

India TV News  

Rajib Gandhi foundation news: The Centre has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, a non-government organisation associated with the Gandhi family, for alleged violations of the law, officials said. “Yes, the FCRA licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has been cancelled after an investigation against it,” an official said. Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi …

Foreign funding licences of 2 NGOs headed by Sonia Gandhi cancelled
2 years, 2 months ago

Foreign funding licences of 2 NGOs headed by Sonia Gandhi cancelled

India TV News  

Highlights The licences have been cancelled for alleged violation of laws, officials said Action came following investigations carried out by an inter-ministerial committee formed by MHA Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is the chairperson of the RGF as well as the RGCT The Union Home ministry on Sunday cancelled Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licences of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv …

CBI nabs at least six FCRA division officials, others on graft charge
2 years, 7 months ago

CBI nabs at least six FCRA division officials, others on graft charge

The Hindu  

In a nationwide crackdown, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday conducted searches and apprehended at least six officials of the Union Home Ministry’s Foreign Contribution Act division along with others for allegedly facilitating illegal clearances to non-government organisations under the Act, in lieu of bribes. Based on the Home Ministry’s inputs, the CBI carried out searches on about 40 …

466 NGOs denied renewal of foreign funding licence since 2020: Centre
2 years, 8 months ago

466 NGOs denied renewal of foreign funding licence since 2020: Centre

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Tuesday told parliament it has rejected renewal of licences under the Foreign Contribution Act of 466 non-government organisations since 2020 as they did not fulfil the eligibility criteria under the law. The Centre has also removed 5,789 organisations from FCRA ambit as they did not apply for renewal of licences, which are mandatory …

FCRA registration of NGOs extended till June 30
2 years, 9 months 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 …

FCRA registration: SC to hear plea against Centre\'s decision on Tuesday
2 years, 11 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 …

Union Home Ministry restores FCRA license of Missionaries of Charity
2 years, 11 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
2 years, 11 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
2 years, 11 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 …

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan, Ramakrishna Mission lose FCRA nod
2 years, 11 months ago

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan, Ramakrishna Mission lose FCRA nod

The Hindu  

Among the 6,000 NGOs that did not have their FCRA registration renewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs recently are also included the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, the Ramakrishna Mission, and Shirdi’s Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust. The famous Tirupati Venkateswara temple in Andhra Pradesh and the Ramakrishna Mission are registered as Hindu religious organisations, while the SSST falls under the “religious …

Nearly 6,000 NGOs Lose FCRA Licence: What Does it Mean? Why is it Important?
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 6,000 NGOs Lose FCRA Licence: What Does it Mean? Why is it Important?

The Quint  

When it comes to registrations and renewals, much of the process is unwritten, people who work on these matters explained to The Quint. The refusal to renew a registration is different from a cancellation or even a suspension of an FCRA registration, as it does not require a violation of the FCRA. Unlike refusal of registration or cancellation of licence, …

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
2 years, 11 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
2 years, 11 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
2 years, 11 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, …

FCRA licences of NGOs extended by three months
2 years, 11 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 …

Killing the licence: The Hindu Editorial on NGOs and funding
2 years, 11 months ago

Killing the licence: The Hindu Editorial on NGOs and funding

The Hindu  

If the past few years of enhanced measures against non-governmental organisations operating in India had not put enough of a squeeze on them, then the Ministry of Home Affairs’s long-drawn-out process of scrutinising their foreign-funding licences by year-end is sure to do so. Contrary to the Government’s defence that it is only following accounting and audit procedures, it seems clear …

Centre has justified FCRA non-renewal for NGOs in Supreme Court
2 years, 11 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
2 years, 11 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 …

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