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The Ministry of Home Affairs told the first meeting of a Joint Committee of Parliament on 18 September 2026 that active FCRA-registered NGOs have fallen from 29,022 in 2015 to 14,466.
Over the same period foreign contributions rose from Rs 17,832 crore in 2015-16 to Rs 22,974 crore in 2024-25 - fewer NGOs receiving more money.
The FCRA registration of 21,983 NGOs has been cancelled so far, 91.3% of them for failure to file annual returns.
The United States was the largest source in 2024-25 at Rs 12,113 crore; Delhi received the most among states and Union territories at Rs 5,834 crore.
Rs 35,968 crore of foreign contributions remained unutilised, of which NGOs held Rs 21,140 crore in fixed deposits.
Governs the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by persons, associations and companies in India. It requires registration or prior permission, a designated bank account, separate accounting for foreign funds and the filing of annual returns. It replaced the FCRA of 1976.
Notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs with effect from 22 June 2026, revising the 2011 Rules. They require an association to state exactly which purposes and which states it seeks to work in, tighten donor and activity disclosure, and bar the use of foreign funds for proselytisation.
Administers FCRA registration, renewal, prior permission, inspection and cancellation through its Foreigners Division; it supplied the decade-long data to the committee
Examining the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, which seek stricter government oversight of foreign-funded NGOs; it held its first meeting on 18 September 2026
| Rank | Top donor country, 2024-25 (Rs crore) | Top recipient state or UT, 2024-25 (Rs crore) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States - 12,113 | Delhi - 5,834 |
| 2 | United Kingdom - 2,414 | Karnataka - 3,164 |
| 3 | Germany - 1,782 | Maharashtra - 2,385 |
| 4 | Switzerland - 733 | Tamil Nadu - 2,313 |
| 5 | Singapore - 669 | - |
GS Paper 2 > Polity and Governance > Role of NGOs, pressure groups and their regulation; statutory bodies and parliamentary committees
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General Awareness > Regulation of inflows and designated bank accounts under FCRA
Under the FCRA, any donation, delivery or transfer of currency, article or security made by a foreign source to a person or association in India.
The FCRA route by which an unregistered association may accept a specified foreign contribution from a specified donor for a specified purpose.
The statutory filing every FCRA-registered association must make on receipt and use of foreign funds; failure to file is the largest single cause of cancellation.
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