1. ๐️๐จ️ The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a public notice on 21 January, 2025 addressing the operation of FCRA accounts by NGOs and associations whose FCRA registration certificates are no longer valid.
2. ๐️๐จ️ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: NGOs or associations with expired, ceased, or cancelled FCRA registrations are strictly prohibited from conducting any transactions (credits or debits) in their FCRA accounts or FCRA utilisation accounts. Such transactions constitute violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and will result in penal action.
3. ๐️๐จ️ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Any receipt or utilisation of foreign contributions by entities without valid FCRA registration is a violation of the FCRA. Organisations and individuals engaging in unauthorised transactions will face strict penal consequences under the law.
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