Foreign Funds

The proposed amendment has restricted the administrative expenditure of the NGOs to 20% of the total foreign contribution.

The Rajya Sabha has passed The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 on Wednesday.

Home ministry introduces FCRA amendment bill in Lok Sabha, several changes made in regulation of NGOs receiving foreign fund

Two US-based Christian donors, the Seventh Day Adventist Church and Baptist Church are also under the watch of the Ministry.

Sleuths of Delhi Police have made a major revelation about the alleged foreign funding into the violent anti-Hindu riots that rocked the national capital in the last week of February

Money was transferred to several banks accounts within 24-48 hours after windfall donations received in Tablighi Jamaat bank account

The PM-CARES Fund will also receive exemptions from the operation of all provisions of the FCRA Act and can now accept donations from individuals and organisations based in foreign countries through foreign credit/debit cards and through wire transfer/SWIFT. Receipts can be downloaded directly from the portal.

Supreme Court says NGOs doing protests for public causes can get foreign funds if they are not involved in active politics

As a nation we have failed to ask ourselves an elementary question: Why should foreigners ‘donate’ such humongous amounts to certain Indians, unless they have an agenda?

The proposal is expected to reduce red tape and set the country on its way to achieving a $5 trillion economy.