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Government Tightens FCRA Rules For Foreign Funding Of NGOs

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act’s new rules have mandated a minimum three years of operation for any NGO to procure foreign funds. NGOs must have spent at least 15 lakh on its core activities in those three years. Centre further notified that if the sum exceeds 1 crore, it should be paid in instalments only after 75% of previous instalment is properly utilised. The donors will also have to submit a commitment letter before donating… read-more

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 - 12:46 PM / by Nitesh Kumar Singh

Tags: NGO, FCRA, Foreign Funding, NGO Foreign Funds, Ministry of Home Affairs

Courtesy: Indian Express