5.3. Foreign Funding and NGOs

Being non-profit organizations, NGOs entirely depend upon contribution – foreign or domestic

– for their functioning. In recent times, many NGOs have come under the government scanner.

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) and Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011 (FCRR) framed thereunder regulate the receipt and usage of foreign contribution by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in India.

Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 Recent issues with the FCRA act and impact on the NGOs