The Ministry of Home Affairs has intimated the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) that its registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulatory Act has been suspended for a period of 180 days, the Delhi-based think tank said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs restored the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the Missionaries of Charity (MoC) founded by Mother Teresa.
An internal Reserve Bank of India note sent to all banks specified the number of foreign non-governmental organisations to be placed on the “Prior Reference Category” (PRC list) using the stringent Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010
India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, (FCRA) is unlawfully obstructing the critical work of non-governmental organizations in India, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said in a briefing paper released on Thursday.
A group of rights activists and organisations strongly condemned the National Investigation Agency’s raid against NGOs Human Welfare Foundation and Charity Alliance on Thursday in Delhi, saying "raids are nothing short of a brazen abuse of power by a central agency to bully and intimidate humanitarian organisations known for their work within the minority community.'