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NEW FCRA REGIME
NGOs lose foreign donation nod for failing to use fundsThe Indian government is taking action against non-profits holding unused foreign funds. Registrations are being cancelled for organization...- Puducherry polls: Church raises community concernsChristian voters in Puducherry express concerns over AINRC's alliance with BJP. The Catholic Church views changes to the FCRA as an attempt...
- Cabinet clears FCRA amendment bill: Govt to take control of assets of NGOs with cancelled licencesThe Union Cabinet has approved a bill to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, to better safeguard national interest. The ...
- Govt extends FCRA registration date for NGOs till September 30Another order issued by the ministry said the non-government organisations (NGOs) can open their FCRA accounts to receive foreign donations...
- Ministry of Home Affair extends validity of FCRA registration of NGOs till May 31In a notification, the MHA said it is mandated to administer the FCRA and section 12(6) of the act provides that the certificate granted sh...
- 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...
- No foreign funds for farmer or student organisations participating in party politicsThe rules require all entities seeking registration or prior permission under FCRA to be in existence for three years and having spent a mi...
- 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 ...
- Delhi High Court seeks ED's response on Deepak Talwar's plea challenging deportationTalwar, in Enforcement Directorate custody after being deported from Dubai on Thursday, has challenged his deportation before the court.
- Explosion of NGOs leaves Supreme Court startledThe bench appointed Rakesh Dwivedi as amicus curiae and asked him to examine whether the SC could lay down a legal framework to monitor the...
- Zakir Naik row: Colleagues back officer in dock, say joint secretary did not clear NGO's licenceSources, however, indicated that Mehrishi, while hearing the agitated officers on Saturday, justified the action against Dwivedi.
- US-based NGO, Compassion International, put on government watch listTen of these NGOs were put on the list by the NDA government and the rest have been under watch since the time of the previous UPA regime.
- Three American NGOs, including one patronised by George Soros, put on government watch listThis means donors can no longer send money directly to these outfits in India. Prior clearance from the home ministry will be required.
- Vice-President Hamid Ansari lays stress on right to dissentVice-President Hamid Ansari said: "Every citizen of the Republic has the right and the duty to judge. Herein lies the indispensability of d...
- Foreign-funded NGOs will now have to conduct transactions and dealings onlineThe draft FCRR uploaded on the home ministry website in June have been refined based on comments received from NGOs and others.
- Government plans to cancel FCRA registration of Teesta Setalvad's NGOsSabarang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace, run by Teesta and her husband Javed Anand, were served the notice following an on-site i...
- DU, JNU among 4,000 bodies barred from foreign fundingThe Union home ministry has cancelled the FCRA registration of over 4,000 organizations over the last couple of months
- Crackdown on NGOs was long overdue: Home MinistryOn September 30 last year, the Union Home Ministry, in an unprecedented move, issued showcause notices to 10,331 organisations receiving fo...
- Government bans foreign funding for 69 NGOs, 30 of them work for minoritiesHome ministry regularly reviews and audits flow of funds in NGOs from abroad and issues notices to those not filing their returns properly.
- Greenpeace funding: Home ministry to serve notice to 10 more NGOs under FCRA within a week10 more NGO’s to be sent notices by the Union Home Ministry, asking them to explain their funding and spending pattern
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