The Ministry of Home Affairs, in a public notice dated December 13, 2024, emphasized the importance of timely responses to clarifications for applications under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. All registration, renewal, and prior permission applications are processed online via the FCRA portal. When any deficiencies are noted in an application, the Ministry raises queries and sends system-generated emails to the applicant associations, requesting clarification. The associations are advised to log into their FCRA portal account and email regularly to address these queries promptly. Failure to respond or provide complete information can lead to the denial of the application. The Ministry’s notice urges applicants to ensure their responses are timely to avoid complications.
No.11/21022/23(04)/2024/FCRA-II
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
(Foreigners-II Division-FCRA)
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1st Floor, Major Dhyan Chand National
Stadium India Gate Circle, New Delhi
Dated: 13 December, 2024
PUBLIC NOTICE
Subject: Prompt response of clarifications sought in respect of Registration/ Renewal/ Prior permission applications under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.
The applications of registration, renewal and prior permission under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 are processed completely online in the FCRA portal. While processing the applications, wherever any deficiency in information/document is observed, relevant information/document is sought from the applicant association by raising queries/clarifications in the FCRA portal. A system generated e-mail is also sent to applicant associations informing them that a clarification has been requested and they need to log on to https://fcraonline.nic.in and to see the details and take necessary action and provide response on portal itself. As complete processing of applications is done only on electronic mode on FCRA portal, no paper mode communication is sent or entertained.
2. It has been observed that some applicant associations do not respond to queries/clarifications sought by this Ministry. Not responding to clarifications or uploading incomplete information/documents in response to queries/clarifications leads to denial of their application. In view of this, the applicant associations are advised to regularly log on to their FCRA portal account (https://fcraonline.nic.in) & e-mail account and promptly respond to the queries/clarifications to avoid denial of their applications.
3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
(Saurabh Bansal)
Joint Director
