The house ministry on tuesday warned NGOs of penal action if they had been receiving and using overseas funds without FCRA registration or even after expiry of registration.
In a notification, the ministry stated all NGOs receiving foreign budget ought to be mandatorily registered under the overseas Contribution law Act, 2010 (FCRA) and that they need to utilise such price range most effective for the purposes it has been obtained.
except, those who get the FCRA registration certificate should renew it within six months earlier than the expiry of the duration of the registration and if now not performed, their registration stop to exist and can't receive or utilise overseas contribution.
"however, times have come to word to this Ministry wherein credit or debit of the FC (foreign Contribution) has been observed into the accounts of the NGOs/ associations who've not been granted registration/ prior permission/ renewal underneath the FCRA 2010 or such NGOs/ institutions whose registration has ceased on expiry of validity length or whose registration has been cancelled," the notification stated.
the house ministry said any receipt or utilisation of the FC without valid registration is violation of the provisions of the FCRA 2010.
thus, any transaction in FCRA bills/ FCRA utilisation money owed of the NGO/ association whose FCRA registration has been cancelled or ceased or validity expired could quantity to violation of FCRA 2010 and is answerable for for penal motion, the house ministry stated.
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