Examine critically the recent changes in the rules governing foreign funding of NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 1976.
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Lets you update the answer with the 2020 amendment and the 2026 Bill, and critically examine both.
- The 2020 amendment banned sub-granting, cut the administrative cap from 50% to 20% and mandated a designated account at SBI's New Delhi Main Branch.
- The 2026 Bill adds Chapter IIIA: foreign-funded assets provisionally vest in a 'designated authority' on cancellation, surrender or lapse, permanently if registration is not restored; appeal lies to a District Judge within 90 days.
- Introduced on 25 March 2026, the Bill went to a 31-member JPC under Sanjay Jaiswal on 12 August; Opposition members say vesting without hearing violates Article 300A.