Fcra License

Home Ministry has invalidated the FCRA permits of five notable NGOs after undergoing a "due process", citing breaches like the misappropriation of international funding, among other infractions.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Centre of Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think tank, based on its investigation of alleged irregularities found in their accounts.

The Union Home Ministry has cancelled the FCRA licence of two NGOs -- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Apne Aap Women Worldwide (AAWW) -- for allegedly violating laws and diverting funds received from abroad, officials said on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court today refused to grant interim relief on a plea challenging the government's refusal to renew licenses needed to receive funding from abroad to 6,000 Non-Governmental Organisations, or NGOs.

The FCRA licence for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity was restored Saturday, according to an entry in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act website, two weeks after the Home Ministry cited "adverse inputs" to refuse a renewal request.

Oxfam India has said it has applied for a renewal of its Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act license -- mandatory for receiving funds from abroad -- in April last year and came to know only on January 1 that its request has been denied.

The government's decision to refuse renewal of its FCRA licence - needed to receive funding from abroad - will severely affect ongoing humanitarian and social work in 16 states across the country, Oxfam India said in a statement.

NGO Funding License: FCRA licences - needed to receive funding from abroad - of over 12,000 NGOs and other organisations have expired, the Home Ministry said Saturday, days after it refused renewal of Mother Teresa's charity's licence.

A day after a controversy over the Centre's refusal to renew the Missionaries of Charity's license to accept foreign donations, officials of the organisation said work in its orphanages, hospices, and shelters for the poor are "going on as usual".

Now, these 4,842 institutes and organisations were given the final opportunity to file the returns by October 18, the home ministry said.

On February 14, members of the Dalit community have called a massive protest rally against the Home Ministry's decision to cancel the FCRA permit or the license to receive donations from overseas for Navsarjan, one of Gujarats most prominent Dalit organisations. Last July, Navsarjan had been involved in the campaign for justice after the Una incide...

Home Ministry computer systems weren't hacked to incorrectly renew foreign funding licenses of 16 non-governmental organisations or NGOs, government sources told NDTV today. An internal probe had been ordered earlier this month after the Ministry found licenses for the NGOs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or FCRA, which allowed them t...

As many as 25 non-government organisations or NGOs have been denied licenses by the Ministry of Home Affairs to get foreign donations for allegedly being involved in "anti-national activities".

A top body of NGOs has petitioned the Union Home Ministry, urging it to extend the date of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act renewal to December 31, fearing that otherwise many organisations awaiting renewed licenses will have to cease operations.

A senior joint secretary - heading the division of the Home Ministry that decides on visa policy and foreign funding of NGOs - is likely to be suspended for allowing Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), headed by Islamic TV evangelist Zakir Naik to receive foreign funds.

Home Ministry has invalidated the FCRA permits of five notable NGOs after undergoing a "due process", citing breaches like the misappropriation of international funding, among other infractions.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Centre of Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think tank, based on its investigation of alleged irregularities found in their accounts.

The Union Home Ministry has cancelled the FCRA licence of two NGOs -- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Apne Aap Women Worldwide (AAWW) -- for allegedly violating laws and diverting funds received from abroad, officials said on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court today refused to grant interim relief on a plea challenging the government's refusal to renew licenses needed to receive funding from abroad to 6,000 Non-Governmental Organisations, or NGOs.

The FCRA licence for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity was restored Saturday, according to an entry in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act website, two weeks after the Home Ministry cited "adverse inputs" to refuse a renewal request.

Oxfam India has said it has applied for a renewal of its Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act license -- mandatory for receiving funds from abroad -- in April last year and came to know only on January 1 that its request has been denied.

The government's decision to refuse renewal of its FCRA licence - needed to receive funding from abroad - will severely affect ongoing humanitarian and social work in 16 states across the country, Oxfam India said in a statement.

NGO Funding License: FCRA licences - needed to receive funding from abroad - of over 12,000 NGOs and other organisations have expired, the Home Ministry said Saturday, days after it refused renewal of Mother Teresa's charity's licence.

A day after a controversy over the Centre's refusal to renew the Missionaries of Charity's license to accept foreign donations, officials of the organisation said work in its orphanages, hospices, and shelters for the poor are "going on as usual".

Now, these 4,842 institutes and organisations were given the final opportunity to file the returns by October 18, the home ministry said.

On February 14, members of the Dalit community have called a massive protest rally against the Home Ministry's decision to cancel the FCRA permit or the license to receive donations from overseas for Navsarjan, one of Gujarats most prominent Dalit organisations. Last July, Navsarjan had been involved in the campaign for justice after the Una incide...

Home Ministry computer systems weren't hacked to incorrectly renew foreign funding licenses of 16 non-governmental organisations or NGOs, government sources told NDTV today. An internal probe had been ordered earlier this month after the Ministry found licenses for the NGOs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or FCRA, which allowed them t...

As many as 25 non-government organisations or NGOs have been denied licenses by the Ministry of Home Affairs to get foreign donations for allegedly being involved in "anti-national activities".

A top body of NGOs has petitioned the Union Home Ministry, urging it to extend the date of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act renewal to December 31, fearing that otherwise many organisations awaiting renewed licenses will have to cease operations.

A senior joint secretary - heading the division of the Home Ministry that decides on visa policy and foreign funding of NGOs - is likely to be suspended for allowing Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), headed by Islamic TV evangelist Zakir Naik to receive foreign funds.