(a) whether the Government has granted licences under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) to NGOs during the last three years;
(b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and category-wise (religious, cultural, educational);
(c) whether the Government has cancelled any FCRA licences during the said period;
(d) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and category-wise; and
(e) the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) & (b) Yes Sir. Details of Registration granted under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 during the last three years for the three categories (religious, cultural, educational) are as follows:-
Year Number of NGOs granted FCRA Licence
FCRA Licence
2017 1011
2018 520
2019 683
Category-wise details of NGOs granted registration are available in the public domain on the web portal of FCRA i.e. www.fcraonline.nic.in
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(c), (d) & (e) Yes Sir. For violation of various provisions of the FCRA, 2010, the Central Government has cancelled registration certificates of 6676 associations. Year-wise and category-wise details of cancelled FCRA Licences are as under:
Year Number of cancelled associations (includes all five categories) Category-wise*
Religious Cultural Educational
2017 4866 627 1817 3316
2018 01 --- ---- 01
2019 1809 273 714 1297
* Many association(s)/NGOs have obtained registration certificate under the FCRA, 2010 for more than one programme; thus they figure in more than one category in the relevant year. Due to such overlap, the category-wise total number may differ from the actual total.
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