NGOs in dock
In the vast tapestry of India’s diverse social landscape, a series of threads are being pulled, threatening to unravel the intricate fabric of its civil society.
In the vast tapestry of India’s diverse social landscape, a series of threads are being pulled, threatening to unravel the intricate fabric of its civil society.
The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) stands at the junction of financial accountability and security concerns within the voluntary sector.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended rules pertaining to the filing of annual returns by Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)…
Missionaries of Charity is a Kolkata based organisation which operates orphanages and shelters for the poor, sick, and destitute in India, its FCRA licence was not renewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The plea sought to restrain the authorities from taking any coercive action against the petitioner and that the trust is permitted to file its annual returns.
As per regulations, NGOs must have operated for at least three years and spent a minimum amount of Rs 15 lakh on its core activities for the benefit of society during the last three financial years.
The attacks on human rights organizations, activists and human rights defenders are only an extension of the various repressive policies and sustained assault by the government on those who speak truth to power, it said.
Langar services in Golden temple are provided by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
'Over the past year, a pattern of harassment has emerged every time Amnesty India stands up and speaks out against human rights violations in India,' said Amnesty in a statement.
The notification from the Home Ministry announced the changes in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011.
