'Registration of 14,800 NGOs nixed for FCRA violations in last 5 yrs'

NEW DELHI: Over Rs 50,000 crore was received as foreign contributions by various NGOs and associations in India over a period of three years from 2015-16 to 2017-18, the home ministry said on Tuesday. Foreign contributions rose in 2017-18 to Rs 16,894 crore from Rs 15,343 crore in 2016-17, even though the government said it had cancelled the registration of over 14,800 associations under the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act in the last five years.
Junior home minister Nityanand Rai, in reply to a written question in Lok Sabha, said foreign donations received by FCRA-registered bodies fell from Rs 17,803 crore in 2015-16 to Rs 15,343 crore in 2016-17 but picked up in 2017-18. "Registration of more than 14,800 associations has been cancelled during the last five years because they committed violations of the provisions of FCRA, 2010," the minister added.
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