CBI files charge sheet in FCRA bribery racket case; MHA officials namedThe central agency's charge sheet, filed before a special court on Saturday, came within 60 days of the arrests made on May 11, they said, ...
11 Jul, 2022, 06.48 PM IST
Govt invokes FCRA, clutch of NGOs face detailed auditThe accounts and records of these local NGOs for receipt and utilisation of foreign contribution (FC) from 2015-16 to 2017-18 will be inspe...
31 May, 2022, 12.54 AM IST
Unregulated foreign aid could harm India's sovereignty: Centre to SCUnder the new law, any NGO, which is registered to get foreign contributions, cannot transfer such contributions. It also places the NGO un...
10 Nov, 2021, 08.39 AM IST
Rules tightened for NGOs to apply for foreign donationThe home ministry has tightened the eligibility criteria for NGOs applying for foreign donation, saying such entities should have been oper...
13 Nov, 2020, 07.33 AM IST
Home Ministry tightens eligibility criteria for non-governmental organisations applying for foreign donationThe ministry notification dated November 10 said that office bearers of the NGOs seeking registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regul...
12 Nov, 2020, 10.30 PM IST
After a year, Home Ministry relaxes mandatory norm for NGOs getting foreign fundA year after the decision was "reconsidered" and now the registration on Darpan has been made "optional".
17 Jan, 2019, 07.29 PM IST
6,000 NGOs could lose licence to receive foreign donationsIn May this year, 18,523 NGOs were given a one-time opportunity by the home ministry to give details of their income and expenses by June 1...
10 Jul, 2017, 03.04 PM IST
American NGOs under 'watchlist' were allegedly donating money to unregistered organisationsA senior government official said US billionaire George Soros-promoted Open Society Foundations donated Rs 4.1 crore to senior lawyer Indir...
09 Jun, 2016, 02.33 AM IST
Government versus NGOs: FCRA to protect transparency and prevent misuse of foreign fundsThe first-ever renewal of clearances for foreign funding to NGOs have been delayed and new and stringent rules are being framed to govern t...
09 Sep, 2015, 02.55 PM IST
How FCRA norms may hurt CSR contributions of Indian companies with large foreign shareholdingCompanies work with or pay NGOs, schools or hospitals. Some like Infosys, HDFC, ICICI and Hindustan Lever have started their own foundation...
09 Sep, 2015, 01.58 PM IST
Government determined to put NGO's under scrutiny despite objectionsA senior home ministry official said that some NGOs, through representations in the past fortnight, have objected to the new stipulation.
08 Jul, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
MHA proposes linking FCRA accounts of NGOs to PFMS for real-time alert of fundsThe Home Ministry is set to notify a new set of FCRA rules stipulating that banks should inform MHA within 48 hours of any foreign donation...
20 Jun, 2015, 04.06 AM IST
Government proposes to tighten noose around NGOs by changing rulesThe Ministry has also suggested that banks will have to inform it within 48 hours of receipt of foreign funds by any NGO.
18 Jun, 2015, 09.51 PM IST
Make public every foreign donation within a week, Government tells NGOsThe main change is that all NGOs will have to make public each foreign contribution received by them within a week of the receipt, on their...
18 Jun, 2015, 09.03 AM IST
Rs 3784 crore in foreign donations went to NGOs in 2013-14: GovernmentA total of Rs 3,784 crore has been received as foreign donations by various non-government organisations (NGOs) across India during 2013-14.
25 Nov, 2014, 07.20 PM IST
Delhi NGOs get most foreign donationsNGOs registered in Delhi reported the highest receipts of foreign donations at Rs 2,232 crore during FY 2012-13, followed by TN & AP.
01 Jul, 2014, 11.08 AM IST
Foreign funds risky business for NGOs, says Home MinistryLess than 2% of NGOs in India are registered with the government for receiving foreign contribution, says a Home Ministry report
19 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST