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Extended FCRA Registration Of 11,594 NGOs Which Applied Within Cut-Off Date: Centre To Supreme Court
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registrations of 11,594 NGOs, which applied within the cut-off date, have already been extended.
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"Devastating Consequences": Centre On Unregulated Foreign Funds For NGOs
The centre has defended its move to amend a law on foreign funding for non-profits over concerns that most of the money comes for development work is often diverted to train Maoists.
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Rs 49,000 Crore Foreign Funds Received By Indian NGOs In 3 Years: Centre
Over Rs 49,000 crore in foreign funds were received by more than 18,000 NGOs in the country in the last three years, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Centre Tightens Rules For NGOs Intending To Receive Funds From Abroad
The NGOs that intend to receive foreign funding will now face tougher rules with the Union Home Ministry making it clear that such organisations must have existed for at least three years and spent Rs 15 lakh in voluntary activities to be eligible to receive money from abroad.
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No Annual Returns For 2015-16 From Over 4,000 Institutes, Data Shows
Indian Institute of Management-Kolkata, Aligarh Muslim University and Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College for Women are among 4,739 institutions and non-profit organisations that have not disclosed their foreign funding and expenditure for 2015-16, according to the Home Ministry
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Registration Of 159 Cases Recommended Against NGOs: Government To Supreme Court
Government agency CAPART has recommended registration of 159 FIRs against various NGOs for alleged misappropriation or misuse of funds disbursed to them, it told the Supreme Court today.
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Public Health Foundation Of India Barred From Receiving Foreign Funding
Delhi-based voluntary organisation Public Health Foundation of India or PHFI has been barred from receiving foreign funds in India by the Home Ministry, which acts as nodal authority to regulate foreign aid for Non-Government Organisations.
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US Lawmakers Concerned Over Alleged Curb On Christian Charity In India
Top American lawmakers have expressed concern over the alleged curbs imposed by India on a Christian charity organisation whose representatives appeared before a Congressional hearing seeking change in New Delhi's policies related to foreign funding of NGOs.
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Declare If You Own Yachts, Planes: Centre To NGOs, Their Staff
Non-Government Organisations receiving foreign and domestic grants beyond a threshold limit and their staff have been asked to declare whether they own yachts and airplanes, while mandatorily giving details of their assets and liabilities under the Lokpal law.
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Exclusive: Are Donors On Global Terror Watch Lists Funding Saudi-Style Islam In India?
From time to time, the Indian government has warned of the dangers of the rise of puritanical, Saudi-style Islam in India, most recently, during the unrest in Kashmir, when it warned it will not allow a 'Wahhabi theocracy' to take root in the Valley.
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NGOs, Their Executives To Give Annual Income Details To Lokpal
All foreign and domestic-funded Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) will be under Lokpal, which will initiate an enquiry against them in the event of their involvement in corruption.
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Inform Us of Foreign Funds to NGOs in 48 Hours, Government Proposes to Banks
It could take all but 48 hours for the government to know about any NGO receiving foreign funds, and it will be mandatory for NGO's to put out such details on their website within a week. These are some of the changes proposed by union home ministry to keep a strict watch on NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules.
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Home Ministry Cracks Down on Nearly 9,000 NGOs, Cancels Their Registration
Days after including the US-based charity Ford Foundation in the list of entities that can't fund local organisations without permission, the government has cracked down on nearly 9,000 NGOs that receive foreign funds.
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Home Ministry Letter to Reserve Bank of India to Place Ford Foundation Under 'Watch-List'
The home ministry has placed the international funding organisation -- the Ford Foundation -- on watch list in "national interest and security", sources told NDTV. Ministry sources said the step was taken after it was found that NGOs which have been receiving funds from Ford have not filed the mandatory documents, including balance sheets and annua...
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Home Ministry Puts Ford Foundation on Watch List
The Home ministry has placed Ford Foundation, an international funding organisation, on its watch list and said that its funds be routed with proper clearances.
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Extended FCRA Registration Of 11,594 NGOs Which Applied Within Cut-Off Date: Centre To Supreme Court
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registrations of 11,594 NGOs, which applied within the cut-off date, have already been extended.
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"Devastating Consequences": Centre On Unregulated Foreign Funds For NGOs
The centre has defended its move to amend a law on foreign funding for non-profits over concerns that most of the money comes for development work is often diverted to train Maoists.
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Rs 49,000 Crore Foreign Funds Received By Indian NGOs In 3 Years: Centre
Over Rs 49,000 crore in foreign funds were received by more than 18,000 NGOs in the country in the last three years, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Centre Tightens Rules For NGOs Intending To Receive Funds From Abroad
The NGOs that intend to receive foreign funding will now face tougher rules with the Union Home Ministry making it clear that such organisations must have existed for at least three years and spent Rs 15 lakh in voluntary activities to be eligible to receive money from abroad.
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No Annual Returns For 2015-16 From Over 4,000 Institutes, Data Shows
Indian Institute of Management-Kolkata, Aligarh Muslim University and Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College for Women are among 4,739 institutions and non-profit organisations that have not disclosed their foreign funding and expenditure for 2015-16, according to the Home Ministry
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Registration Of 159 Cases Recommended Against NGOs: Government To Supreme Court
Government agency CAPART has recommended registration of 159 FIRs against various NGOs for alleged misappropriation or misuse of funds disbursed to them, it told the Supreme Court today.
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Public Health Foundation Of India Barred From Receiving Foreign Funding
Delhi-based voluntary organisation Public Health Foundation of India or PHFI has been barred from receiving foreign funds in India by the Home Ministry, which acts as nodal authority to regulate foreign aid for Non-Government Organisations.
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US Lawmakers Concerned Over Alleged Curb On Christian Charity In India
Top American lawmakers have expressed concern over the alleged curbs imposed by India on a Christian charity organisation whose representatives appeared before a Congressional hearing seeking change in New Delhi's policies related to foreign funding of NGOs.
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Declare If You Own Yachts, Planes: Centre To NGOs, Their Staff
Non-Government Organisations receiving foreign and domestic grants beyond a threshold limit and their staff have been asked to declare whether they own yachts and airplanes, while mandatorily giving details of their assets and liabilities under the Lokpal law.
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Exclusive: Are Donors On Global Terror Watch Lists Funding Saudi-Style Islam In India?
From time to time, the Indian government has warned of the dangers of the rise of puritanical, Saudi-style Islam in India, most recently, during the unrest in Kashmir, when it warned it will not allow a 'Wahhabi theocracy' to take root in the Valley.
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NGOs, Their Executives To Give Annual Income Details To Lokpal
All foreign and domestic-funded Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) will be under Lokpal, which will initiate an enquiry against them in the event of their involvement in corruption.
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Inform Us of Foreign Funds to NGOs in 48 Hours, Government Proposes to Banks
It could take all but 48 hours for the government to know about any NGO receiving foreign funds, and it will be mandatory for NGO's to put out such details on their website within a week. These are some of the changes proposed by union home ministry to keep a strict watch on NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules.
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Home Ministry Cracks Down on Nearly 9,000 NGOs, Cancels Their Registration
Days after including the US-based charity Ford Foundation in the list of entities that can't fund local organisations without permission, the government has cracked down on nearly 9,000 NGOs that receive foreign funds.
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Home Ministry Letter to Reserve Bank of India to Place Ford Foundation Under 'Watch-List'
The home ministry has placed the international funding organisation -- the Ford Foundation -- on watch list in "national interest and security", sources told NDTV. Ministry sources said the step was taken after it was found that NGOs which have been receiving funds from Ford have not filed the mandatory documents, including balance sheets and annua...
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Home Ministry Puts Ford Foundation on Watch List
The Home ministry has placed Ford Foundation, an international funding organisation, on its watch list and said that its funds be routed with proper clearances.
