India extends validity of FCRA till May end

Ministry of Home Affair has extended the date of the validity of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act registrations till May 31. FCRA registration of NGO is compulsory if the organisation getting funding from a foreign source.

New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the date of validity of the registration certificates issued under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010 expiring between September 29, 2020, and May 31, 2021, till May 31 this year.

MHA in its latest notification said that it is mandated to administer the FCRA and the Section 12(6) of the Act provides that the certificate granted shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of its issue."

FCRA registration of NGO is compulsory if the organisation getting funding from a foreign source. Strict punishment including cancellation can be done if NGOs found guilty of violating norms.

"The provisions of section 16 has been amended in the Act and notified on September 29, 2020. To ensure a smooth transition to the amended regime and in the exercise of the power conferred by section 50 of the Act, the Central government in the public interest has decided that the registration certificates expiring during the period between September 29, 2020, and May 31, 2021, shall remain valid up to May 31, 2021," MHA said.

(ANI)