Syllabus: GS-II
Subject: Polity
Topic: Legal Issues
Issue: Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
FCRA stands for Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. it is tightened to regulate the floe of foreign funds to NGO’s.
- Organizations have to compulsorily register with Home ministry if they wish to receive foreign funding.
- Government monitors the expenditure to prevent any possible diversion of funds for activities detrimental to National interest.
- regulation is allegedly used to harass civil society and media houses.
Examples
- CBI investigation is initiated against – centre for equity studies, Oxfam India
- CBI conducted searches and registered a case against News click
FCRA registration cancelled for over 20,000 organisations till feb, 2024. it includes prominent organisations like centre for policy research and world vision India.
