The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday amended the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Rules), 2011, to make them more stringent, The Time...
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday amended the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Rules), 2011, to make them more stringent, The Times of India reported.
The FCRA regulates foreign donations and ensures it does not affect the internal security of the country. In September, the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010, was amended. The provision made Aadhaar mandatory for all office bearers of non-governmental organisations that seek foreign contributions. Election candidates, government servants, members of any legislature and political parties were also prohibited from accepting foreign funding. Currently, there are around 22,400 NGOs and associations active under the FCRA.
The new rules require any organisation that wants to register itself under the FCRA to have existed for at least three years and to have spent a minimum of Rs 15 lakh on its core activities during the last three financial years for the benefit of the society.
The home ministry, in a notification, also said office bearers of the NGOs seeking registration under the FCRA must submit a specific commitment letter from the donor on the amount of foreign contribution and the purpose for which it is given. It said there are two clauses to this:
- For the Indian recipient persons and foreign donor organisations having common members, prior permission shall be granted to the Indian...
