Regulating charity without stifling it: The case for clearer rulesIndia's charity sector, vital for social needs, faces evolving regulations aimed at transparency. While scrutiny is accepted, current rules...
24 Jun, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Govt revises penalties under FCRA involving receipt of foreign contributions by NGOsNew penalties are now in place for NGOs misusing foreign funds. The Home Ministry has revised compounding penalties for various FCRA violat...
23 Jun, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
MHA extends validity of NGOs whose licences are expiring till Sept 30The Home Ministry has extended the validity of FCRA registration certificates for NGOs until September 30, benefiting those with licenses e...
25 Jun, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
MHA extends validity of FCRA-registered NGOs with pending renewal applicationThe Union Home Ministry has extended the validity of FCRA registration certificates of NGOs whose renewal applications are pending until Ju...
01 Apr, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
Home Ministry extends FCRA validity for pending NGO renewals until March 2025The union home ministry has extended the FCRA registration validity for NGOs with pending renewal applications until March 31, 2025. This m...
27 Dec, 2024, 07.38 PM IST
Home Ministry extends validity of FCRA registration for NGOs till December 31The Union home ministry has extended the validity of FCRA registration for NGOs with pending renewal applications until December 31. The ex...
29 Sep, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Centre extends validity of FCRA registration of NGOs till September 30The FCRA registration extension benefits NGOs with pending renewal applications. Scrutiny affected prominent NGOs, leading to new FCRA lice...
01 Jul, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
MHA extends till June 30 validity of FCRA registered NGOsThe Union Home Ministry extends the validity of FCRA registration for NGOs expiring on March 31 to June 30. This includes NGOs with pending...
28 Mar, 2024, 08.49 PM IST
Validity of FCRA licence of NGOs extended till September 30, 2023: MHA noticeValidity of those entities which were registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and whose five year validity period i...
24 Mar, 2023, 07.14 PM IST
Validity of FCRA licence of NGOs extended till March 31, 2023the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also said that the validity of those FCRA entities whose five years validity period is expiring during O...
23 Sep, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
Tough for CPR and Oxfam to get FCRA licence nowIn June, the Union home ministry had given a three-month extension to all FCRA registered non-governmental organisations (NGOs) whose licen...
09 Sep, 2022, 08.35 AM IST
MHA extends till Jun 30 validity of FCRA registered NGOsThe government has cancelled FCRA registration of nearly 1,900 NGOs for violating various provisions of law in the last five years.
24 Mar, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
FCRA registration deadline for NGOs extended till March 31The home ministry has made valid FCRA registration certificates a must for NGOs to be able to receive and utilise contributions from abroad...
01 Jan, 2022, 08.30 AM IST
MHA extends validity of FCRA registration of NGOs by three months till March 31The NGOs with FCRA registration certificates expiring between September 29, 2020 and March 31, 2022 and that have applied for renewal on th...
31 Dec, 2021, 02.14 PM IST
Asked our centres not to operate foreign currency accounts till renewal of FCRA registration: Missionaries of Charity"We would like to clarify that the FCRA registration of the Missionaries of Charity has been neither suspended nor cancelled. There is no f...
27 Dec, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
MHA advises NGOs on switch to new FCRA regimeIn a table put on the FCRA website on Friday, the home ministry spelt out the requirements needed to be fulfilled under the amended Act and...
29 Nov, 2020, 11.48 AM IST
No more foreign funds for 1,736 NGOsHowever, if anyone of them approaches the government with the necessary documents, such application will be considered case-to-case basis, ...
11 Nov, 2016, 09.50 PM IST