MHA suspends FCRA licenses of 13 NGOs for indulging in "religious conversion" activities

Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA) licenses of around 13 NGOs and associations has been suspended by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after y were found allegedly indulging in "religious conversion" activities in tribal areas of country. 

As per MHA, all organisations were sent a show-cause notice, after it was alleged that y were using foreign funds for religious conversion activities in tribal-dominated areas, including Manipur and Jharkhand. After NGOs failed to respond to MHA's show-cause notices, ir FCRA licenses were suspended and ir bank accounts were frozen. Without FCRA licenses,  NGOs will not be able to receive any foreign funding.

All 13 associations and NGOs now have six months to justify ir use of foreign funds to furr religious conversion activities in country and to respond to suspension notice. MHA will decide to reinstate or permanently revoke ir FCRA licenses based on ir responses. 

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In recent times many groups have come under government's scanner for indulging in conversion activities of local tribals deep inside  belts of states like Jharkhand and Odisha. As per sources, two US-based Christian donors are also under MHA’s scanner for funding NGOs and groups in India for such activities. 

What is  Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010?

 Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 is an act of Parliament of India, under  42nd Act of 2010 with scope to regulate acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies. It also has power to prohibit acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for activities which are eir detrimental to national interest and for matters connected rewith or incidental reto. It is largely used to regulate foreign contributions to political parties and candidates during elections. 

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