The Central government has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), a non-government organisation associated with the Gandhi family, for alleged violations of the foreign funding law, the government sources said on Sunday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) cancelled the registration of […]
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5,800 NGOs failed to renew FCRA registration on time: MoS Nityanad Rai
The Central government on Tuesday told Lok Sabha that they have not denied the renewal of licenses to around 5,800 organisations under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), but the registration ceased as they have failed to apply within a stipulated time. “No cancellation of FCRA registration done with respect to recent FCRA amendments of 2020. […]
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MHA restores FCRA registration of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has restored the registration of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration after it “submitted necessary documents” needed to avail the Centre’s facility. “Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic religious congregation set up by Nobel laureate Mother […]
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18377 NGOs open SBI accounts to receive foreign funds after amendment in FCRA: MoS Home
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on Wednesday informed that under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act 2020, all foreign-funded NGOs have to compulsorily open an FCRA account in State Bank of India’s main branch at New Delhi for initial remittance/receipt of foreign contribution (FC) from a foreign […]