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Centre restores FCRA licence of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity
The FCRA licence, mandatory for receiving and utilising foreign funds, was restored on Friday after the charity submitted “certain documents”, a person familiar with the development said on condition of anonymity.
Updated on Jan 09, 2022 12:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
News updates from HT: MHA removes over 6,000 organisations from FCRA list
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Published on Jan 01, 2022 04:55 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
6,000 organisations including Oxfam India taken off FCRA list by MHA
FCRA: According to the home ministry dashboard, only 16,829 organisations are registered under FCRA in the country on January 1, Saturday, down from 22,832 organisations listed on Friday.
Updated on Jan 01, 2022 06:34 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
No foreign funding for over 6,000 NGOs whose license expired: MHA data
- The FCRA license is a mandatory registration without which an NGO or any other organisation cannot receive funding from abroad.
Published on Jan 01, 2022 04:00 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Centre extends validity of FCRA registration of NGOs till March 31
The relief, however, will not be extended to organisations such as Missionaries of Charity (MoS), as their applications for a renewal of FCRA have already been rejected, the home ministry said.
Published on Dec 31, 2021 10:18 PM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Use relief from Odisha CM fund to help Missionaries of Charity: Patnaik
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday directed district collectors to ensure that no shelter or orphanage under Missionaries of Charity suffers and added that money from the CM’s relief fund can be used for aid, if needed.
Updated on Dec 31, 2021 04:51 AM IST
Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
Bengal-Centre row over Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity
The row began when Banerjee alleged that bank accounts of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity were frozen by the central government, a claim instantly denied by the Union ministry of home affairs, which regulates FCRA.
Updated on Dec 28, 2021 02:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
NGOs misusing foreign funds, support changes to FCRA: NCPCR
In an affidavit filed before the Court on November 6, the NCPCR highlighted the names of certain NGOs, including social activist Harsh Mander’s Centre for Equity Studies, where funds had allegedly been diverted or were received from suspicious sources.
Updated on Nov 10, 2021 07:19 AM IST
Abraham Thomas, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Pandemic pressures threaten 4,000 small UK finance firms
About half of retail lenders have furloughed staff and more than a third took government-backed loans, FCRA said
Published on Jan 07, 2021 04:24 PM IST
Bloomberg| Posted by Mallika Soni
Bhartiya Kisan Union’s foreign funds under FCRA lens
“BKU is being targeted by the central authorities for evoking a massive response from Indians and NRIs. What wrong is there if our supporters working as truck drivers or pursing other labour works send donations from overseas,” said union president Joginder Singh Ugrahan.
Updated on Dec 21, 2020 05:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bathinda | Vishal Joshi
NGOs intending to receive foreign funding to face Govt’s strict new rules
In a notification, home ministry also said office bearers of NGOs seeking registration under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act must submit a specific commitment letter from the donor indicating amount of foreign contribution.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 11:52 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
I-T raids at Kerala church, foreign funding rules violation suspected
The Believers’ Church runs a medical college and many other educational institutions in Kerala and other states. It also owns Cheruvally estate in Pathanamthitta district which has been identified as the location for the proposed Sabarimala airport.
Updated on Nov 07, 2020 12:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvanathapuram | HT Correspondent
New FCRA rules: Small NGOs will be hit hard
On the issue of human rights, Amnesty’s standing is far higher than that of the Government of India
Published on Oct 10, 2020 05:26 PM IST
Mark Tully
‘Glossy statements’: Home Ministry’s sharp comeback to Amnesty on ‘witch-hunt’ barb
The home ministry said Amnesty UK had sent funds to India as foreign direct investment since it wasn’t allowed to receive foreign funds
Updated on Sep 30, 2020 01:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
What the FCRA amendments mean
The Bill amends the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA 2010) to make several new provisions. The FCRA 2010 has already been amended twice.
Updated on Sep 22, 2020 11:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Govt seeks to make FCRA laws more stringent
The legislation seeks to prohibits transfer of foreign funds to a third party and designates State Bank of India, New Delhi, as the only bank where such funds can be received.
Updated on Sep 20, 2020 11:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
Govt proposes to amend FCRA, make Aadhar mandatory for NGOs to receive foreign funds
The bill to amend the FCRA has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. It seeks to limit the use of foreign funds for administrative purposes from the current limit of 50 per cent to 20 per cent.
Updated on Sep 20, 2020 02:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
FCRA registration to Golden temple pathbreaking move: Amit Shah
On Wednesday, the Home Ministry approved registration of Sri Harmandir Sahib under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, allowing it to receive foreign funding.
Published on Sep 11, 2020 06:57 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
CBI files chargesheet against Deepak Talwar in FCRA violation case
NGO Advantage India had received Rs 90.72 crore under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) scheme for carrying out social activities but it was diverted for some other purposes, the probe agency has said.
Updated on Mar 09, 2020 10:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
ED issues notice to Amnesty over ‘FEMA’ violation
The officer added that Amnesty India received ₹51.72 crore for rendering civil society activities in India by getting remittances from parent body Amnesty International UK in the garb of export of services.
Published on Sep 06, 2019 01:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
NGOs changing officials will need government approval
Enforcement agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate are probing individuals and a few NGOs that allegedly received slush funds from companies in a similar manner.
Updated on Jun 08, 2019 01:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Infosys Foundation, Skoda Auto served show cause notice for ‘failing’ to file FCRA returns
The ministry warned that if the entities and organisations fail to submit the returns for the said period by December 1, 2018, “appropriate action” will be taken under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.
Updated on Nov 19, 2018 09:43 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
SC admits plea challenging foreign funding to parties, issues notice
The now-scrapped FCRA clause originally disallowed parties from accepting foreign donations.
Updated on Jul 03, 2018 11:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Home ministry launches an online tool to monitor foreign contributions
the dashboard of the tool will be integrated with the bank accounts of FCRA-registered entities through the Public Financial Management System for updation of transactional data on a real-time basis.
Published on Jun 01, 2018 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent