NGOs supporting public causes can’t be blocked from foreign funding, rules Supreme Court

A petition challenged unchecked powers to categorise any NGO as ‘organisation of political nature’ and to stop foreign funding.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 06, 2020 · 11:04 pm

NGOs fear more harassment as Modi government changes rules for registrations

Non-profit organisations will now have to renew their registrations under the Income Tax Act every five years.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Feb 07, 2020 · 06:30 am

NGOs warned of penal action if they don’t inform Home Ministry of changes in office-bearers

The ministry said that the NGOs must inform it of the changes within a month.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 08, 2019 · 01:21 pm

By choking funds and delaying approvals, Pakistan is bringing its NGOs to the brink of extinction

The government is trying to settle some imagined score with the NGO sector.

Tahir Mehdi

· Nov 17, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Home ministry launches online tool to monitor use of foreign funds by NGOs

The tool will be linked to the bank accounts of organisation registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 01, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Foreign funding of Indian NGOs fell by Rs 11,274 crore in 2016-’17

The dip comes as the Ministry of Home Affairs has been cracking down on non-profits financed from abroad under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.

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· Dec 20, 2017 · 06:56 pm

‘Aadhaar for NGOs’: Why nonprofits are uneasy about new order to obtain unique ID from Niti Aayog

The government has made it mandatory for NGOs receiving foreign funds to register with Niti Aayog’s NGO Darpan portal.

Aarefa Johari

· Oct 22, 2017 · 09:00 am

Supreme Court suggests enacting a law to regulate NGOs, their funding using public money

The bench noted that the guidelines submitted by the Centre may not be ‘systematic’ enough to deal with the process of accreditation, funding and audit.

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· Apr 27, 2017 · 07:45 am

With its foreign funding cancelled, can Gujarat's oldest Dalit NGO survive?

The Navsarjan Trust has been fighting manual scavenging, Dalit exploitation and untouchability for years. The Centre has deemed its activities undesirable.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 12, 2017 · 09:00 am

Indian government is targeting NGOs yet again, claim non-profit workers

Office bearers of non-profit organisations will now be considered 'public servants' under Lokpal, and have to declare all their assets publicly.

Aarefa Johari

· Jul 09, 2016 · 09:00 am