Centre Revises FCRA Rules, Allows Faith-Based Activities but Excludes Proselytisation
The revised rules require NGOs to name their activities, disclose more details and spend at least Rs 10 lakh over two years to keep registration.
- On Monday, the Union Home Ministry amended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act requiring NGOs to specify operational purposes and States, while restricting associations with foreign nationals as key functionaries from receiving registration.
- The Centre mandates that every application must align with a pre-defined Schedule of permitted activities, explicitly "excluding proselytisation" from religious categories including religious education and faith preservation.
- To prevent inactive NGOs from holding licenses, the government introduced a minimum spending limit of Rs 10 lakh over two years; organizations must utilize at least 75 per cent of previous funds before receiving subsequent installments.
- Organizations must now submit a "detailed activity report" and disclose ultimate donors for "Donor Advised Funds," while the definition of "Key functionary in relation to a person other than an individual" now includes company directors and the Karta of a Hindu Undivided Family.
- Existing associations registered before 2026 have one year to disclose specific purposes and States via Form FC-6F to maintain registration, tightening accountability for how NGOs in India receive and use foreign funds.
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This marks the tenth amendment to the Rules under the FCRA. Per the new rules, all associations seeking foreign funds also need to be registered or have prior permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
FCRA Rules 2026 exclude proselytisation, tighten donor disclosures and mandate precise objectives
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011, were amended by a Gazette notification published by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on June 22, 2026. One point of statutory clarity must be made clear before moving on, the Rules, which are the subordinate, delegated laws formed under the parent Act, are what have been changed. The main FCRA itself, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, has not been altered. The operational mechan…
Centre Revises FCRA Rules, Allows Faith-Based Activities but Excludes Proselytisation
The amended rules carved an exception allowing the central government to specify such cases or circumstances through an order in which foreign nationals may be permitted to be \"key functionaries\" of an association for registration or prior permission under FCRA, the notification said
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