NGOs got Rs 55,449 cr foreign funding in last 3 yrs: Govt

The NGOs based in Delhi received the highest amount of foreign funding at Rs 13,957.84 crore, followed by Tamil Nadu (Rs 6,803.72 crore), Karnataka (Rs 7,224.89 crore) and Maharashtra (Rs 5,555.37 crore), he said.

The NGOs which received the foreign funding were registered under the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA). “The Centre has cancelled FCRA registration of 1,827 NGOs for violation of laws in the last five years,” he said in a written reply.

“As on March 10, FCRA registration certificate of 16,383 number of Associations is valid, out of which 14,966 Associations have submitted mandatory Annual Returns for Financial Year 2021-22 under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. Some complaints had been received in the past regarding misutilization or diversion of foreign contributions by the FCRA registered Associations. Such complaints are dealt as per provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder,” he said.