According to the rules, any NGO or person making an application for obtaining prior permission to receive foreign funds shall have an FCRA Account
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According to the rules, any NGO or person making an application for obtaining prior permission to receive foreign funds shall have an FCRA Account. The home ministry said "a person seeking prior permission for receipt of a specific amount from a specific donor for carrying out specific activities or projects shall meet certain criteria that include submission of a specific commitment letter from the donor indicating the amount of foreign contribution and the purpose for which it is proposed to be given".
For the Indian recipient persons and foreign donor organisations having common members, prior permission shall be granted to the Indian person/entity if it satisfies the conditions that the chief functionary of the recipient shall not be a part of the donor organisation, and 75 per cent of the office-bearers or members of the governing body of the recipient shall not be members or employees of the foreign donor organisation.
In case of foreign donor organisation being a single individual, that individual shall not be the chief functionary or office bearer of the recipient group and in case of a single foreign donor, 75 per cent of the office bearers or members of the governing body of the recipient shall not be the family members or close relatives of the donor, the home ministry said.
Over Rs 58,000 crore foreign funds were received by NGOs registered under the FCRA between 2016-17 and 2018-19. There are around 22,400 NGOs in the country.
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