Kerala: PM Modi allays concerns over FCRA changes, says LDF, UDF spreading liesPrime Minister Narendra Modi assured Kerala's Christian community about proposed FCRA changes. He stated that the LDF and UDF are spreading...
04 Apr, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
- Opposition stages protest in Parliament over FCRA Amendment Bill
Opposition MPs protested in Parliament House complex against the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. They demanded the ...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
FCRA changes would benefit only RSS, Rahul says in Kerala’s Christian beltRahul Gandhi warns Christian voters about changes to the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act. He states these amendments benefit the RSS...
30 Mar, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
What is the FCRA Amendment Bill? Government proposes new authority to take over assets of NGOs that lose licenceThe Indian government has introduced a new bill in Lok Sabha to strengthen regulations on foreign-funded organizations. The Foreign Contrib...
25 Mar, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
Over 15,000 NGOs granted FCRA licences, reveals MHA reportOver 15,000 NGOs received FCRA licences in 2023-24, while over 7,500 were denied by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The report also noted ame...
02 Jan, 2025, 11.30 PM IST
Inform about changes in key members: Ministry of Home Affairs to NGOsThe Ministry of Home Affairs has instructed NGOs with FCRA registration to submit details of any changes in their key personnel within 45 d...
04 Nov, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
MHA issues advisory against fake e-mails circulating in name of FCRA officialsThe FCRA Division of India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a public advisory against fraudulent emails and documents impersonating it...
28 Aug, 2024, 04.57 PM IST
Six NGOs for specially-abled and human rights lose FCRA licencesWhile Blue Cross Society claims to be affiliated to United Nation-DESA and accreditation with The European Union, the Good Education Societ...
31 Mar, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
RBI makes changes in NEFT, RTGS for daily reporting of foreign remittancesIn a circular, the RBI said in terms of extant requirements of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the donor details such as name, address,...
17 Feb, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
New overseas investment norms: Gifting of foreign securities comes with foreign funding law caveatThe erstwhile RBI norms permitted any Indian resident individual to acquire foreign securities by way of gift from non-residents without ta...
15 Sep, 2022, 10.35 PM IST
Certain data of NGOs removed from India home ministry's FCRA portalThe FCRA website is maintained by the foreigners division of the home ministry and it earlier had detailed data on NGOs granted licences, t...
13 Jul, 2022, 04.11 PM IST
MHA overhaul Foreigners Division after FCRA bribery caseMHA has arrested six officials in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) in a bribery case. The MHA has made major changes in the...
07 Jun, 2022, 12.00 PM IST
View: Foreign contribution towards social purposes contribute to the economy tooWith rapidly changing international polity, it is imperative that FCRA becomes more accommodative towards transnational philanthropic initi...
11 Apr, 2022, 12.33 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
View: The FCRA 2020 amendment deepens a licence raj that could throttle civil societyThe passing of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020, in both Houses of Parliament, without any real deliberations, poses ...
02 Oct, 2020, 09.30 AM IST
In bid for transparency, government makes FCRA services onlineModi government notified the amended Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2015, that require all FCRA services and transactions to be m...
15 Dec, 2015, 12.07 PM IST
- FCRA to ring in radical changes
The Centre is likely to issue an ordinance next month to pave the way for amendment of the Forward Contract Regulation Act (FCRA) 1952.
16 Jan, 2008, 01.34 AM IST