Corporate Law : NGOs receiving foreign contributions must comply with registration, banking, governance, reporting, and utilization requirements u...
Fema / RBI : The new Rules tighten compliance for NGOs through activity-specific registration, stricter disclosures, financial conditions, and ...
Corporate Law : This guide explains how technical and procedural FCRA violations can be settled through compounding before prosecution is initiate...
Corporate Law : The guide explains that rental income derived from a property created using foreign contribution is itself foreign contribution an...
Corporate Law : The guide explains why NGOs, trusts, and Section 8 companies must obtain FCRA approval before accepting foreign contributions. It ...
Corporate Law : CBI registers a case against a Delhi-based private company and its Director for alleged violations of FCRA provisions, involving u...
Company Law : List of agencies of the United Nations, and other international agencies and organizations notified by the Central Government to b...
Corporate Law : During preceding 3 years (2019, 2020, 2021) registration certificates of 1811 number of Associations have been cancelled under the...
Corporate Law : A case was registered against 36 accused including 7 public servants of FCRA Division of MHA & NIC and middlemen, representatives ...
Corporate Law : MHA did not freeze bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity (MoC) State Bank of India informed that Missionaries of Charity itse...
Income Tax : The court held that valid registration under income-tax law is a relevant factor under FCRA and cannot be ignored. Failure to cons...
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Income Tax : ITAT reinstates 80G approval for Tiger Research and Conservation Trust, highlighting its compliance with fund utilization and its ...
Corporate Law : Noel Harper & Ors Vs Union of India (Supreme Court of India) Sub-Whether amendment made to Section 7, 12(1A),12A and 17(1) of ...
Fema / RBI : Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Vs Union of India (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court upheld the decision of Centre to suspen...
Corporate Law : The notification updates compounding amounts for key FCRA violations, including excess administrative expenses, speculative invest...
Corporate Law : MHA advises FCRA registered associations to submit renewal applications at least four months before expiry, warning that late subm...
Corporate Law : Ministry of Home Affairs extends FCRA registration validity for certain entities with pending renewal applications or expiring bet...
Corporate Law : India's Ministry of Home Affairs updates FCRA Rules 2011, introducing revised documentation for foreign contribution registration,...
Corporate Law : MHA permits NGOs with expired FCRA registration to pay compounding penalties and fees from their FCRA account via online portal; o...
Foreign contribution is regulated under the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA,2010) and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011 (FCRR, 2011) Both FCRA, 2010 and FCRR, 2011 have come into force simultaneously with effect from
Please Click on the topics to view the corresponding FAQ’s Introduction to FCRA, 2010 Key Definitions and Concepts under FCRA, 2010 Registration and Prior Permission Acceptance and Utilization of Foreign Contribution Transfer of Foreign Contribution Maintenance of Accounts Filing of Annual Returns Banks and Banking related issues Change in Name, Address, Objectives, FC Account details […]
In continuation to this Ministry’s circular dated 18.06.2015, it is being informed to all concerned that from July onwards the monthly meeting will be held on last Monday of every month from 3 p.m to 5 p.m. The associations who are desirous of attending monthly meeting may email their request at dirfcra-mha@gov.in.
As notified vide order dated 29 March, 2016, the validity of the registration certificates of all associations whose registration certificates are expiring on or before 30th September, 2016 was extended upto 31st October, 2016. Time for applying for renewal of registration certificate of such applicants was also extended upto 30th June, 2016.
Central Government hereby notifies that competent authority in relation to public servants referred in clause (h) of sub- section (1) of section 14 of the said Act, shall be the Minister-in-charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
With respect to validity and renewal of existing Registrations under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, with the approval of competent authority, exercising the powers vested under Section 50 of FCRA 2010, following have been decided :- (i) To extend the validity of registration certificate of all the associations whose registration certificates are expiring on or before 30th September, 2016 upto 31st October, 2016; and
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh today launched the new revamped website in order to substantially improve upon the existing services for Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules (FCRA) under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Shri Rajnath Singh hoped that the new initiative will offer the genuine applicants seamless services of FCRA with adequate ease and facilitation. Simultaneously, the amended rules (Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2015) are also being notified.
April 30, 2015 Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Foreigners Division FCRA Wing NOTICE Subject: Non-submission of mandatory Annual Returns (FC-6) for 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 by associations registered under FCRA 2010 As per Section 18(1) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA 2010) and Rule 17(1) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules 2011 (FCRR […]
Any article gifted to a person for his personal use whose market value in India on the date of such gift does not exceed rupees twenty-five thousand shall not be a foreign contribution within the meaning of sub-clause (i) of clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section (2) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010)
Any association granted prior permission or registered with the Central Government under Section 6 or under the repealed FCRA, 1976, shall be deemed to have been granted prior permission or registered, as the case may be, under FCRA, 2010 and such registration shall be valid for a period of five years from the date on which the new Act has come into force.
