Thousands of NGOs in limbo over MHA renewal by year-end
The Hindu
FCRA registration mandatory for associations and NGOs to receive foreign funds
Not just Missionaries of Charity, the international trust Mother Teresa worked for India, but thousands of and charitable trusts are awaiting a decision from the government on the renewal of their permissions to receive foreign funds by the year-end.
With more than 22,000 NGOs registered under the , experts are saying a tough line by the Modi government means at least 10-15% of the groups that have applied for renewal are likely to be denied permissions, and stopped from accessing funding from abroad. In addition, unless the government extends the date of scrutiny of renewal applications by some months, even those whose applications are pending could be stopped from accessing foreign funds until they are cleared.