Context:
As per the data revealed by the Union Home Ministry, over the past nine years, of the 407 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that got approval from the Union government to receive foreign funds for religious purposes, failed to showcase their area of work.
About the information:
Why scrutinizing NGOs is important?
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010:
Provisions of the Act:
Applicability: The FCRA is applicable to all associations, groups, and NGOs which intend to receive foreign donations. It is mandatory for all such NGOs to register themselves under the FCRA.
Registration under FCRA:
When is a registration suspended or canceled?
Concerns:
Verifying, please be patient.