The Bill was dropped from the initially-announced List of Business for the day during an intervention by Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju. Rijiju accused Congress and Left MPs of “misleading” the House and the “people of Kerala about the FCRA… for the sake of elections”. The Bill seeks to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 which regulates the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution and foreign hospitality to “ensure that such inflows do not adversely affect national interest, public order or national security”. AdvertisementTo be able to accept foreign contributions, NGOs and similar associations have to obtain registration or prior permission under the FCRA, 2010. The FCRA 2010 came into force on May 1, 2011 and has been amended in 2016, 2018 and 2020.

Source: Indian Express April 02, 2026 01:22 UTC