{"id":19616,"date":"2025-09-26T12:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19616"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:37:08","slug":"fcra-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/fcra-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Home Ministry revoked the FCRA licence of the Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), founded by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/foreign-contribution-regulation-act\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was originally enacted in <\/span><b>1976 during the Emergency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>prevent foreign influence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on India\u2019s internal affairs through financial contributions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>FCRA, 2010<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, currently in force, regulates the <\/span><b>acceptance and utilisation of foreign funds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by individuals, associations, and companies in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>primary objective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to ensure that <\/span><b>foreign donations do not compromise national sovereignty, integrity, or internal security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and are used only for <\/span><b>legitimate developmental purposes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Amendments to FCRA<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>FCRA (Amendment), 2010<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consolidated the 1976 law.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanded coverage to associations, NGOs, and companies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthened the regulatory framework.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>FCRA (Amendment), 2020\u00a0 Key Changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ban on Transfers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Prohibits NGOs from transferring foreign contributions to other NGOs or individuals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mandatory Aadhaar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: All office bearers must provide Aadhaar\/passport\/OCI details for registration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>FCRA Account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: All contributions must be received only in the <\/span><b>designated SBI branch, New Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reduced Administrative Expenses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Limit cut from <\/span><b>50% to 20%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of foreign funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Renewal of Licence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Renewal contingent on government scrutiny for fictitious entities or misuse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Suspension Extension<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Suspension of registration can last up to <\/span><b>360 days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Surrender Provision<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Organisations can voluntarily surrender their FCRA licence, subject to approval.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bar on Public Servants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Public servants are prohibited from receiving foreign contributions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>FCRA Rules (Amendment), 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased the annual limit for <\/span><b>foreign remittances from relatives abroad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><b>\u20b91 lakh to \u20b910 lakh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without prior intimation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplified compliance for smaller transactions but reinforced safeguards against foreign funds that may threaten <\/span><b>national interests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Categories under FCRA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prohibited Recipients<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Candidates for elections, journalists, media houses, judges, government servants, members of legislatures, political parties, and organisations of political nature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Permitted Use<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: NGOs, educational, cultural, economic, and social associations, provided they comply with regulations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Validity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Registration valid for <\/span><b>5 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, renewable upon application at least 6 months before expiry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/ladakh\/government-revokes-fcra-licence-of-wangchuks-organisation\/article70094188.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) was originally enacted in 1976 during the Emergency to prevent foreign influence on India\u2019s internal affairs through financial 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