What are the major issues involved in NGOs of India? What are the major amendments done in the FCRA act of 2020 related to foreign funding in NGOs in India? Explain
Approach of the Answer
- Introduction: Introduce with recent developments in NGOs funding.
- Body: Enumerate the major foreign funding issues of NGOs. Also, list the recent amendments made in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.
- Conclusion: Provide some corrective measures that should be taken to increase transparency in NGOs’ funding.
Recently, parliament proposed some amendments to the Foreign Currency Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 with the aim to bring about transparency in the working of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
NGOs are non-profit making agencies that are constituted with a vision by a group of like-minded people, committed to the upliftment of poor, marginalized, unprivileged, underprivileged, impoverished, downtrodden ....
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