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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) connected Tuesday directed non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to taxable applications for renewal of their Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration astatine slightest 4 months earlier expiry.
FCRA registration, which is mandatory for NGOs and associations to person overseas funds, is renewed each 5 years.
In a communication, the Ministry noted that respective associations had been submitting renewal applications little than 90 days earlier the expiry of their certificates. “Such delayed submissions bash not let capable clip for scrutiny and for obtaining indispensable inputs from information agencies earlier the validity expires. As a result, certificates are deemed to person ceased connected expiry portion renewal applications stay pending. Consequently, ...such associations cannot person oregon utilise overseas publication until renewal is granted, thereby disrupting their ongoing activities,” the Ministry said.
It further stated that NGOs are “strictly advised to taxable their renewal applications good successful beforehand and, successful immoderate case, not aboriginal than 4 months earlier the expiry of their certificate. This volition facilitate timely processing and disposal of their applications, and debar disruption successful their activities”.
As connected Tuesday, 16,192 associations and NGOs had progressive FCRA registration.
