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FCRA licences of 20,000 NGOs cancelled

  •   Tue, Dec 27 2016 09:58:36 PM

New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): Licences of around 20,000 of 33,000 NGOs have been cancelled by the government after they were found to be allegedly violating various provisions of the FCRA, thus barring them from receiving foreign funds.

This was conveyed to Home Minister Rajnath Singh during a review of the Foreigners Division of the Home Ministry here today.

Giving a detailed presentation, Home Ministry officials said after cancellation of FCRA licences of around 20,000 NGOs, only 13,000 NGOs in the country are legally valid now.

The exercise of reviewing the working of the NGOs was started about a year ago and the process is still continuing, official sources said.

Among the 13,000 valid NGOs, around 3,000 have submitted applications for renewal while Ministry of Home Affairs received 2,000 new applications for registration under the FCRA for the first time.

An additional 300 NGOs are currently under prior permission category but not registered under the FCRA.

However, FCRA licences of around 16 NGOs were renewed by the Home Ministry under the "automatic" route and all the cases were reviewed thoroughly and except in two cases, 14 NGOs have been put under the prior permission category while papers of the two NGOs are under examination.

As per FCRA, if an NGO is put under prior permission category, it is barred to receive foreign funding from abroad without taking permission from the Home Ministry.
  

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  • Vincent Rodrigues., Frazer Town,Bangalore

    Thu, Dec 29 2016

    Good they have cancelled the licences of NGOs on charges but the accountability to be fixed to the departments which overlooks these NGOs

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  • sid, mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    super decision !

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  • Priya Patel, uttarkashi

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Also know how NGO are misusing fund to destroy national security and nature.

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Good move.

    Congichelas are painting it as an anti-christian move.
    Fact is that even Matha Amrithaanandamayi trust is also put under prior permission category.
    Some of the funds received by the banned NGOs also might have been used for blowing up the news of church attacks out of proportion!!

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  • Valerian D'souza, Udupi / Mumbai

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Let's see and analyze, if the ban is on the basis of religion or on account of unlawful activities or no compliance.
    Let's see is there fair level playing field.
    World has become small, there will be reciprocation,all have to take responsibility for all our actions and inaction.
    It's only a matter of time.

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  • KRPrabhu, Kudla/Bangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Bold and a prudent decision..

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Show your bold and prudence against terrorists at the border. You don't need it on weak and defenceless people.

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  • Ravi, Kapu

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Swamy, Mangalore
    Have you seen any ceasefire violations after heavy shelling by the Indian Army several weeks back?

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  • David Pais., Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    @Ravi, Kapu, big mouths have no voice in kashmir issue.

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  • Abhinav, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Ravi

    What you say about 40 lakh in cash showered on folk singers at Gujarat

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  • Dr Mohan Prabhu, LL.D.,QC, mangalore/ottawa

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Good move. Many NGOs receive foreign funding to spread the gospel or Koran, but many more Indian missionaries make periodic trips to foreign countries to solicit donations and bring back hordes of money for the same purpose. They too should be subjected to inquiry as to where they got the money from and for what purpose, if they bring in more than the permitted amounts.

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    It is a well arranged plan of the anti-Christian BJP Government through blocking the foreign funding of hundreds of NGS which were engaged in humanitarian services for the unwanted and discarded people of the society. Once Arun Jaitly said that these Organizations are converting people.

    Let the unwanted human beings may die in the street, who cares? Their tears have reached at the right place for judgment upon the BJP Government. Wait for the economic crisis facing the nation next year.

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  • sampath,

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Remove the religion lens and go through the list.Even Ramakrishna trust and Amritanandamaye trust are in the list.Rule is equal for all ...

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  • Anirudh P, Bengaluru

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    sampath,

    It’s obvious that for most of the Dongies, their religion and pappu’s family concerns are paramount.

    The country is last in their list or it may not be in their list !!!

    Jai Hind

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    One of the internationally known humanitarian Organization is the Compassion International, an American Organization which is feeding thousands of unwanted children in India. Its funding was blocked and they had an hearing in front of the U. S. Foreign Relation Committee. How you justify that? Your deity Modi will be faced with many questions from the family of nations in the days to come. The U.N. has already questioned him. Does he think that he is above the law?

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 27 2016

    Now it is quite clear that BJP wants non BJP parties to be corruption free and curb getting any sort of funding, while BJP party has full license to involve in any corruption and get any sort of funding.

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2016

    Swamy
    As per ur clarification non b j P parties were getting funds from these so called NGOs
    Why any NGO fund any political parties ?

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 27 2016

    But this is cashless transaction according to your rule. Still you feel insecured???

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 27 2016

    I wonder whether Ambani, Adani, TaTa, Birla etc. come under this NGO???!!!

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