Foreign Funding
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Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking neutral body to oversee foreign funding licence
The Association for Democratic Reforms had argued in its plea that there exists a conflict of interest in the government implementing the FCRA law.
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Foreign funding licence of 6,677 NGOs suspended between 2017 to 2021, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
The most number of licences were cancelled in Tamil Nadu.
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Delhi HC refuses to stay cancellation of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative’s foreign fund licence
The court has asked the Centre to file a response to a petition filed by the non-government organisation challenging the home ministry’s decision.
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Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative says Centre’s allegations on FCRA violation were vague
We have responded to every alleged irregularity cited while cancelling our foreign funding licence, the organisation said.
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‘Receiving foreign donations cannot be absolute right’: SC upholds constitutional validity of FCRA
The Act, which lays down conditions under which civil society organisations can receive funds from abroad, was challenged on the grounds that it was arbitrary.
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Delhi HC upholds Centre’s order suspending FCRA approval to Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
The judge held that the suspension of the registration of the human rights organisation was in consonance with the objective of the law.
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Why is home ministry tasked with checking contribution of foreign funds to NGOs, asks SC
The court posed the question on petitions challenging the amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act last year that have made the rules stricter.
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Foreign funding certificates of 264 NGOs suspended in last five years, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
The government also informed the Rajya Sabha that the certificates of 8,353 NGOs had not been renewed in five years.
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Amnesty closure: Karnataka HC allows rights group to withdraw Rs 60 lakh from bank accounts
The Enforcement Directorate had frozen the group’s bank accounts over suspicion of violating rules on foreign funding in September.
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How India’s move to change foreign funding rules for nonprofits could backfire
The recent amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act can have adverse implications for thousands of mid-sized and small NGOs aiding development.
Meenakshi Batra
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Centre makes rules stricter for NGOs and those participating in politics to receive foreign funding
The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was recently amended in September.
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Violation of law can’t be tolerated on the pretext of human rights: India to UN body chief over FCRA
Foreign ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said he expected a more nuanced view on the matter from the UN body.
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