FCRA

NEW DELHI: The Hewlett Foundation, one of the top American philanthropic institutions, has been barred by the ministry of home affairs from donating funds to any Indian NGO without prior government approval after the alleged violation of…

Foreign contribution licences of more than 30 organisations, including the external affairs ministry's think tank, India Centre for Migration (ICM), were withdrawn after scrutiny of documents by the Union home ministry, according to people…

The Union Home Ministry has restored the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the Missionaries of Charity, days after revoking it following some "adverse inputs". A home ministry official said that with the restoration…

NGOs working in the area of human rights and right-wing groups doing charity and anti-conversion drives, and even government institutions, have all expressed shock at the home ministry's move to cancel their licence to get foreign funding,…

Licenses under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010, required to receive foreign funding, of more than 6,003 non-profit organisations (NGOs) have ceased as on Saturday, the Union home ministry showed in its updated…

The decision to extend the validity of FCRA registration certificates comes days after the home ministry refused to renew the FCRA license of the Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity (MoC) on December 25 leading to a furore.…

The Supreme Court began hearing a petition challenging the latest changes in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) which many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) say have squeezed their funds. The changes have made it mandatory…

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre not to take any coercive step against a charitable trust, formed for upliftment of destitutes and leprosy patients, for not filing its annual return as mandated under the Foreign…