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 relatives shall inform the central government within 30 days from the receipt of such contribution. Similarly, making changes in rule 9, which deals with application of obtaining ’registration’ or ’prior permission’ under the FCRA to receive funds, the amended rules have given individuals and organisations or NGOs 45 days to inform the home ministry about bank account that are to be used for utilisation of such funds. Now, anyone receiving foreign funds under the FCRA will have to follow the existing provision of placing the audited statement of accounts on receipts and utilisation of the foreign contribution, including income and expenditure statement, receipt and payment account and balance sheet for every financial year beginning on the first day of April, within nine months of the closure of the financial year on its official website or on the website as specified by the Centre.

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MHA warns unlicensed NGOs against receiving foreign funds
2 months 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 …

Sebi amends FPIs' registration rules
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sebi amends FPIs' registration rules

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Sebi has tweaked the guidelines for registration of Foreign Portfolio Investors pertaining to non-resident Indians, overseas citizens of India and resident Indians as participant of such foreign investors.Under the new rule, FPIs applying for registration need to ensure that the contribution of a single NRI or overseas citizen of India or resident Indian in its corpus is below …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

FCRA Amendments Aim To Prevent Foreign Powers Interfering With Internal Polity, Diversion Of Funds By NGO : Centre Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 5 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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Parliament Passes Bill To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Bill]
4 years, 6 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 …

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